Jorge R. Gutierrez Drops AI Animated Series 'Punky Duck' at Amazon Following Backlash
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Jorge R. Gutierrez, director of "The Book of Life" and Emmy-winning animator, has withdrawn from his planned AI-generated animated series "Punky Duck" for Amazon MGM Studios after facing intense backlash from the online community. Gutierrez announced the project at the AI on the Lot conference in Los Angeles, revealing it was one of three series greenlit as part of an AI pilot program. The controversy was fueled by Gutierrez's previous public opposition to AI, making his pivot to AI tools particularly contentious among fans and peers.
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