Jeffrey Katzenberg Says A.I. Will Eliminate 90% of Artist Jobs on Animated Films

Re:Jeffrey Katzenberg Says A.I. Will Eliminate 90% of Artist... by Eisenstein on Sunday February 18, 2024 @04:43AM (#39417646)

Are any of these things true at scale? The two I can remember -- CGI and 3D rendered movies, were all lauded by audiences and critics as well as the industry when they emerged. The two films which brought CGI to mainstream audiences were Jurassic Park and Terminator 2, both critical hits. Toy Story was also huge with critics and no one claimed it wasn't 'real' animation.

I think you are just making things up because they make a good argument.

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Re:Jeffrey Katzenberg Says A.I. Will Eliminate 90% of Artist... by orbital-decay on Sunday February 18, 2024 @07:45AM (#39418584)

At scale? I don't think so. Most didn't care, I remember 80's magazines questioning CGI and predicting another death of true art (no soul! computers do the job for you!!1), but that's it. Others were fascinated by the novel gimmick. But the same is true for AI-generated imagery - nobody cares in general how the sausage is made, people care about the message and execution. As long as it's good, people like it.

GP is actually responding to @throw_pm23, and their number (losing 90% of the audience) seems arbitrary and implausible.

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