El Tigre Creator Quits Amazon AI Cartoon Amid Widespread Backlash
TL;DR
Jorge R. Gutierrez withdraws from Amazon's AI-generated Punky Duck after backlash from peers, apologizes, and pledges to do better. Guillermo del Toro publicly champions human-made animation, while other creators criticize or boycott AI-based projects like Cupcake & Friends and Love, Diana Music Hunters, underscoring a broader debate over AI’s role in animation and creators’ rights.
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