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Re:Apple Releases Open Weights Video Model by swores on Tuesday December 02, 2025 @06:02AM (#46119978)
A blind comedian / TV personality in the UK has just done a TV show on this subject - I haven't seen it, but here's a recent article about it: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/23/chris-m...
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Re:Apple Releases Open Weights Video Model by latexr on Tuesday December 02, 2025 @07:56AM (#46120744)
Hilariously, he beat the other teams in the “Say What You See” round (yes, really) of last year’s Big fat Quiz. No AI involved.

https://youtu.be/i5NvNXz2TSE?t=4732

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Re:Apple Releases Open Weights Video Model by swores on Tuesday December 02, 2025 @08:41AM (#46121096)
Haha that's great!

I'm not a fan of his (nothing against him, just not my cup of tea when it comes to comedy and mostly not been interested in other stuff he's done), but the few times I have seen him as a guest on shows it's been clear that he's a generally clever person.

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Re:Apple Releases Open Weights Video Model by asplake on Tuesday December 02, 2025 @10:04AM (#46121918)
I remembered he was once a techie, and Wikipedia confirms that he (Chris McCausland) has a BSc Honours in Software Engineering.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_McCausland

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Re:Apple Releases Open Weights Video Model by lukecarr on Tuesday December 02, 2025 @10:09AM (#46121974)
Chris McCausland is great. A fair bit of his material _does_ reference his visual impairment, but it's genuinely witty and sharp, and it never feels like he's leaning on it for laughs/relying on sympathy.

He did a great skit with Lee Mack at the BAFTAs 2022[0], riffing on the autocue the speakers use for announcing awards.

[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLhy0Zq95HU

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