Lately, there's been a lot more AI-generated anime footage and illustrations, right?💭 While I think it's amazing technology, I feel like there's something different about 'things drawn by real people'... I think many people feel this way🌸
Amidst this, there was news about a former Disney animator being 'angry about the CEO's AI approach' that really surprised me😳 And get this - they're saying 'If the shows I worked on are going to be remade with AI without permission, everyone should watch them through piracy!' I've summarized why this happened in simple terms💡
Are Jobs Being Taken by AI? The Animator's True Feelings
This former animator is a veteran who worked at Disney for many years, and it seems they're dissatisfied with the company's recent direction✨
The company is actively trying to use AI to automatically generate anime characters and scenes, apparently.
From their perspective, the value of animation they've spent countless hours hand-drawing feels like it's being replaced by 'just pressing an AI button,' which is incredibly frustrating...😔
Backlash Against the CEO's Attitude
What's more, the CEO seems to have a 'AI is the future' stance and isn't really taking the animators' concerns and opposition seriously😭
For the people actually creating the work, this feels like 'their efforts are being dismissed,' which is pretty shocking🥺
What Does 'Watch via Piracy' Mean?
This is the most surprising part - this animator is saying, 'If the company is going to alter our work with AI, I'd rather people watch our work through piracy than through official channels.'
In other words, they don't want people watching AI-altered versions through legitimate services, but pirated versions would likely preserve their original work, making that the better option in their view.
It's a bit extreme, but you can really feel how much they care about protecting their work✨
To summarize...
- AI-generated animation production is spreading
- Working animators feel their work is being devalued
- The CEO is pro-AI and not really listening to the creators
- In response, they're calling for people to 'watch via piracy if the work gets AI-altered'
This feels like a very real conflict between technological progress and creators' passions😮💨
While technological convenience is great, I really hope they properly consider the value of things made by human hands too - I think many of us can understand that feeling💗
Since I also prefer anime and movies that have that human warmth, this story really resonated with me🥺✨
Hatena
Comments
ハンナ
When real animators are telling people to raise the pirate flag, that's proof the company has completely gone off the rails.
キンバリー
It's Dana Terrace, the genius behind Disney Channel's hit 'The Owl House'.
ハンナ
This is the worst decision ever - most videos will become a competition about how to misuse Mickey's AI, and they won't be able to control it.
ノーラン
That's fine, but don't have Mickey attack my site.
ハンナ
I'm so done with Disney and American corporations. Executives ruin everything.
クリス
They're already thinking ahead and acting on it.
サム
Screw Disney and screw AI.
ベン
I'm boycotting and not using Disney+, but just imagining AI-generated viewer submissions is so terrible it's almost funny.
ジョージ
There's no way this won't become an IP issue. People are going to do crazy things, just like the old 'Shrek is Love, Shrek is Life' stuff.
リリー
Oh, so that's why they've been targeting OpenAI - they want their own video generation tool.
エイダン
Wait, wouldn't using Disney's pirated content now mean using Sora?
レオ
'Broken Arms' Disney musical, from when it first premiered worldwide!
ロバート
They really told off the CEO? Was the CEO shocked? Did the animator completely destroy them?
ワット
AI-generated content doesn't have copyright protection, so technically it doesn't count as piracy.
クロエ
I've known Dana since high school, and she's always been a go-getter. No doubt about it.
サラ
Does Disney even have anything worth stealing anymore?
