Boomers should not be told when content is Al. Ft. Ola Labib
Summary
Ola Labib has a spicy take: boomers shouldn't be told when content is AI-generated. Why ruin the magic? If her dad wants to believe Morgan Freeman converted to Islam and is "giving fatwa to the people," let him enjoy it. If her aunt thinks a cat memorized the Quran, that's beautiful delusion. Kareem agrees it's like letting kids believe in Santa, or as Ola calls him, "Baba Claus." The conversation spirals through fake news about the Bush family converting, whether Trump would claim to be "on my period" to skip Ramadan fasting, and Ola's personal embarrassment when her husband revealed that viral gorilla-wrestling-an-alligator video she shared was AI. She was crushed. They bond over matching trousers, and Ola casually mentions her husband went to high school with Kareem and converted to Islam, because apparently everyone does.
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So, what's your take? Boomers should not be told when content is AI.
100% agree. That's so good. I love it. I love it. It's because—
That's so mean though. No, it's not. I—you know what? Why should we shatter their dreams? If my dad wants to believe that Morgan Freeman's become a Muslim and is giving fatwa to the people, why should I hold back?
In his mind, he's like, "This is amazing." Yeah, I love that for them. If my aunt wants to think that a cat memorized the Quran and there's hope for her crackhead son, why would I—why would I take that away from her?
Yeah. No, you're right. Let them live. Let them—let them enjoy life 'cuz they've had hard lives. You wouldn't tell a child that Baba Claus is, um, not real, would you?
Baba Claus. Baba Christmas.
Is that what we call him? Yeah, Baba Christmas.
Where do we call him that? Well, according to AI, he's Muslim now. So, you wouldn't tell like a Mara American or a reformed British person that Jesus wasn't white, he was Palestinian, because it would just ruin their lives.
It seems like AI is only being used to do one thing, which is to convince everyone that the world is becoming Muslim. Is there anything AI that you believe that when you found out it wasn't true, you cried? You know what? My mom sent me an article that said, "Uh, this is not even AI. This is just a fake news." She goes, "Look at this. George Bush and his daughters, they became Muslim."
Do you know what? I love that for them because you know what? One day, inshallah, that will become a reality. No, no, no, no. I don't want the Bushes.
You don't want them? No.
I wouldn't accept George Bush. I wouldn't accept Donald Trump. I think I'd accept Trump. He'd be the kind of guy that like Ramadan comes around, he's like, "I'm on my period."
[laughter] "I can't fast. I'm traveling." He'd be on the jet all day.
This is so ADHD, but we have the same trousers. I like yours more than mine.
Wait, what? Have you ever been tricked by AI? Do you know what? Um, I'd like to think that I haven't, but uh, I recently shared a video on my Instagram, um, saying, "This is how I want to fight my haters." And it was a gorilla wrestling an alligator. So my husband was like, "Why are you posting this?" And I was like, "Cuz this is so sick." He was like, "You do know this isn't real." And I was like—
"You were a little sad." I was absolutely disappointed. And I was like, "It could be real."
Sounds like a smart guy. He's American.
You're American. I'm American.
Do you know him? Your husband?
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We went to high school together.
Oh, okay. Yeah. Michael Michael Labib.
[laughter] Was that your husband?
Yes. He became Muslim. Yeah. And of course he did. Everyone does.