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Amazon MGM Studios greenlit three animated series produced with generative AI, triggering backlash from creators including Jorge Gutierrez, who halted work on Punky Duck, signaling a growing fight over AI’s role in Hollywood content creation.
Jorge R. Gutierrez has scrapped his AI-generated Punky Duck animated series for Amazon MGM Studios after backlash over AI usage, withdrawing from the GenAI Creators’ Fund pilot and apologizing for upsetting people. The project—one of three AI-driven pilots announced at the AI on the Lot conference—was dropped amid criticism tied to Gutierrez’s past objections to AI and threats he received, with Amazon not immediately commenting.
Filmmaker Jorge Gutierrez says he is withdrawing from Amazon MGM Studios’ GenAI Creators’ Fund and will not move forward with the AI-generated animated series Punky Duck, after backlash over his involvement; he apologized to those upset and pledged to do better, noting the project aimed to showcase artists using AI in animation within Amazon’s AI-funding initiative.
Filmmaker Jorge Gutierrez has dropped out of Amazon’s GenAI animation initiative and canceled the Punky Duck project after facing backlash over the partnership, posting an apology and indicating he won’t develop Punky Duck; Amazon has not publicly commented on his departure.