WSOP Deletes Poker Documentary Caught Using AI from YouTube

The World Sequence of Poker (WSOP) has put the controversial poker documentary, NO LIMIT, on the shelf, for now, after the creator admitted to fabricating parts of the movie with synthetic intelligence.

Dustin Ianotti launched the documentary that highlighted a few of the greatest names within the sport just a few weeks in the past. However the first six episodes have been eliminated on Sunday from the WSOP’s YouTube channel. A press release from poker’s largest match model was issued on X.

“WSOP has not too long ago discovered that AI-generated content material was used within the No Restrict docuseries to change gamers’ phrases with out authorization. We’ve eliminated the movies and can redo the modifying to make sure the ultimate product displays our requirements. We sincerely apologize to everybody affected and admire your understanding.” the assertion learn.

Keating Exposes Poker Documentary

The documentary adopted a few of the high stars in poker, akin to Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth, across the 2024 World Sequence of Poker Paradise (WSOPP) within the Bahamas. Ianotti’s movie has acquired combined opinions, and the viewership has solely been so-so, with round 40,000 YouTube views per episode, not almost matching its hype and positively not sufficient viewership to maneuver the needle.

However any constructive traction the poker neighborhood gained from the documentary was squashed on Saturday when Alan Keating, one in every of NO LIMIT’s predominant characters, known as Ianotti out for utilizing synthetic intelligence to make up quotes that he by no means mentioned.

Ianotti rapidly owned as much as his lapse in judgment and admitted to utilizing AI. However he was closely criticized by dozens of high-profile gamers, and even non-poker influencers akin to conservative podcaster Tim Pool, who quote tweeted Will Shillibier’s PokerNews report on the AI scandal.

Jennifer Tilly, who appeared within the documentary, tweeted, “I can not think about what it might be like for someone to make use of my voice to place phrases in my mouth in a ‘documentary.'”

“That is so egregious on so many ranges,” Tilly, who not often engages in controversy on social media, continued.

Adam Hendrix, who completed sixth within the 2026 WSOP Predominant Occasion, referred to the AI scandal as “terrifying.” Daniel Strelitz wrote: “Taking quotes out of context is unhealthy sufficient, however utterly fabricating quotes is obscene.”

The WSOP, forward of its WSOP Paradise sequence subsequent month, will now edit the documentary, eradicating any AI quotes after which re-publish the primary six and future episodes. It is unclear how lengthy it can take to edit and re-post the movies.