Amazon MGM Greenlights Three AI-Generated Animated Kids Shows Amid Quality Concerns
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Brian Welk
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Summary
Amazon MGM has greenlit three animated kids shows generated entirely with artificial intelligence, marking a major studio's first significant investment in AI-generated content. However, a first look at the shows failed to inspire confidence, raising questions about the quality and creative viability of AI-produced entertainment for children. The article explores the broader context of Hollywood's slow embrace of generative AI since the 2023 labor strikes, and expresses skepticism about whether this move represents genuine innovation or a cost-cutting measure that sacrifices artistic quality.
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· 3 pulledWhat does it look like when Hollywood finally embraces artificial intelligence? In the three years since the labor strikes that laid down the ground rules for the use of generative AI in film and TV, as well as two new guild contracts soon to be put in place, we haven't really seen it yet.
Amazon MGM just greenlit three animated kids shows all generated with artificial intelligence. A first look didn't inspire much confidence.
Sure, there are fringe examples from smaller filmmakers reviving dead stars or film festivals like Tribeca giving a platform to some shorts being made in Sora, but not a major studio putting real money behind it.
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