Book of Life Creator Jorge Gutierrez Faces Backlash Over Amazon AI Animated Series, Reports Death Threats
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Summary
Jorge R. Gutierrez, creator of The Book of Life and El Tigre, faces major backlash after joining Amazon's AI creator fund to produce an AI-animated series called Punky Duck. The animator made controversial comments comparing AI animation to childbirth, leading to criticism from the animation community. Gutierrez has since reported receiving death threats and vowed to take action against them.
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· 3 pulledlikened animating with AI, from starting with a March pitch to green light today, to 'having sex and then they hand you the baby'
El Tigre and The Book of Life creator Jorge R. Gutierrez has sparked a significant backlash for signing up to make an AI animated series for Amazon
vows to report death threats
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