Myself and many other live coders were recently contacted about a casting call looking for a "Code DJ" to help promote Claude AI in an ad.

Myself and many other live coders were recently contacted about a casting call looking for a "Code DJ" to help promote Claude AI in an ad. The fee is a whopping $15,000! I thanked them for approaching me for consideration but ultimately declined, stating my dislike of AI. I imagined how I'd feel watching youtube and then suddenly seeing myself on an ad for Claude and it gave me the ick.

With that said I'm not gonna judge the person who does it. They're obviously gonna find a "Code DJ" for this and I hope it's someone already engaged with live coding as it's a life-changing amount of money, especially for those of us who make our living through art and music and don't have second jobs that we can rely on for our baseline income. To put it in perspective my earnings last year were less than the fee they're offering, so I really had to think hard about it before I declined. I think I'll be ok overall but, maaaan, $15k sure does sound sweet right about now... btw you should hire me for your artwork and music things.