YouTube star Cliff Tan apologizes to angry fans after promoting AI for interior design
Cliff Tan, who runs a popular interior design YouTube channel, posted a video promoting an AI company. His fans then revolted and he apologized.
Cliff Tan, a prominent interior design YouTuber with 2.4 million subscribers and 3.6 million TikTok followers, faced backlash after promoting an AI company in a video promoting interior design. The video, posted on Monday, showed Tan using software to animate a hand-drawn floor plan. Following the negative comments, Tan released an apology video, expressing regret for his actions.
Tan acknowledges that he does not like AI because he believes it hinders critical thinking. Critics have expressed concerns that AI could lead to a decline in critical thinking skills and disrupt the workforce. Despite his apology, neither Dreamina, the Chinese AI company Tan endorsed, nor Tan himself responded to requests for comment.
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