British government "couldn't run a bath, mate"

... says hacked-off dog smoking a fag in a pub. This two-minute satire involves talking animals giving their unbridled take on the state of the nation. You don't need to be familiar with British politics / society to appreciate the footage - the AI animation itself is enjoyable, and the feelings expressed will probably be relatable to many of us in other countries. In the UK, the current government is Labour, with Keir Starmer as prime minister. The outfit behind this and other similar videos is Talking Savages, which introduces itself as "the most uncensored AI talking animal channel on YouTube. We hit the streets and interview the animals you think you know, and their opinions are... rough. This isn't your average cute animal channel. This is where comedy gets feral. Get ready for: Savage Roasts from cynical cats. Brutal Hot-Takes from gritty pigeons. Controversial Confessions from squirrels, dogs, and more. Using AI-generated video and voice, we bring you the 100% unfiltered, adult-only, foul-mouthed truth from the animal kingdom". It's been a hot year for parody, traditionally deployed to call out abuse of power through the use of humour in a bid to avoid reprisals from repressive regimes. The trend has been turbo-boosted by advances in generative AI (artificial intelligence), which enable content creators to, for example, filter human responses through animation / non-human figures as in this video. The term parody derives from the ancient Greek word parodia, meaning a setting of an imitation against the original form, a 'counter=song', a light depiction of mock-heroic subjects. The specific use of humour developed further in such a way that the Oxford English Dictionary, for example, now defines parody as imitation 'turned as to produce a ridiculous effect'.

Keywords: Talking Savages If Animals Were Human | British Politics, talking animals socio-political satire, political parody, generative AI animation