Let´s give this talk to the Masters…
Discussions regarding the AI impact, focus on artists and VFX
I will keep updating this section as has become a complete retrospective journal.
I’ve structured it as a cronological timeline countdown because looks like the end of an era.
Wanna have a depression? Read it!
1988
Isaac Asimov interview
Bill Moyers Rewind: Isaac Asimov (1988)
2015
BBC publish this curious comparative:
Will a robot take your job?
Maybe this 2015 article needs to be reviewed today due to circunstances.
2022
Being an Artist and Artificial Intelligence, Holiday Special /w Ash Thorp – Art Cafe #136
Ash Thorp talk about AI.
2023
It is not about art, it is about everything.
New York Times article about the CBS interviews Geoffrey Hinton.
The godfather talks seriously.
Can AI read your brain?
Center for Humane Technology Co-Founders Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin discuss The AI Dilemma
AI vs Anti-AI Artists
Bobby Chiu create Schoolism, best animation-art online school I know.
On his new channel he starts around AI topic and 2023 Strike.
Copyright matters
Talk about sustainability and copyright regarding AI.
2024
Famous artists whose work was used to train AI generator
A 4,700-person list against AI.
Storyboard and AI
The Impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence on Entertainment Industry Jobs.
CVL Economics report co-commissioned by The Animation Guild IATSE Local 839, the Concept Art Association, the Human Artistry Campaign, and the National Cartoonists Society Foundation.
Down a snapshot about an estimation!!!
Sora is coming…
Jobs are Going to Be Lost …
Read here this study
Tyler Perry Puts $800M Studio Expansion on Hold After Seeing OpenAI’s Sora:
“Jobs Are Going to Be Lost”.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/tyler-perry-ai-alarm-1235833276/
“I no longer would have to travel to locations. If I wanted to be in the snow in Colorado, it’s text. If I wanted to write a scene on the moon, it’s text, and this AI can generate it like nothing”
-Tyler Perry.
AI Animation interpolation
Focus in animation, this tool focus on animation interpolation looks terrible groundbreaking. Looks accurate inbetweens, a dream and a joke ten years ago.
https://doubiiu.github.io/projects/ToonCrafter/
Made by humans
On the other hand, this is the “9 Story” and “Brown Bag Films” Global Guidelines for Generative AI Use in Animated Television Development and Productions shared below, which try to relax the AI storm regarding animation jobs.
(updated: this post was removed)
Runway kills storyboard?
Memorandum on Advancing the United States Leadership in Artificial Intelligence
Robert downey jr will sue who make AI replicas of him
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/oct/29/robert-downey-jr-i-will-sue-all-future-executives-who-make-ai-replicas-of-me
Disruptive AI regarding Music Industy
Very interesting point of view from:
https://www.youtube.com/@MusicRadarClan channel.
2025
What Is Nightshade?
I´ve discover this tool very late, but it deserves an appreciation.
https://nightshade.cs.uchicago.edu/whatis.html
Chat GPT animation/comi style
Animation styles in Chat GPT has become awsome depressing.
I think this is the end of so many artists that will never take a pencil again in his life.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/style/ai-chatnightshadegpt-studio-ghibli.html
The age of AI layoffs is already here
https://qz.com/ai-layoffs-jobs-microsoft-walmart-tech-workers-1851782194
“It feels like you’re basically defunct — that you’re being replaced by something better than you in a way that you can’t achieve”
— Sekoul Krastev
Anthropic Ceo warning about mass unemployment
I´ve discover this tool very late, but it deserves an appreciation.
https://nightshade.cs.uchicago.edu/whatis.html
POCOYO’S DEAD (or new reborn)
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tech/iconic-childrens-show-pocoyo-has-a-new-owner-and-a-new-ai-powered-production-pipeline-246382.html
“Even if they own the IP, I doubt the artists who worked on this the last 20 years are happy to see their work being used to train ai which can replace them.” — Niels (comments)
Scott Ross resume about VFX and AI
Scott was ILM transitioner from analogic to digital as general manager and founder of Digital Domain.
On this specch he shares his opinion about AI, worth listening carefully.
“I believe that one has to be careful about your workforce and I think the workforce will be decimated”
— Scott Ross
NETFLIX RULES REGARDING AI IN CONTENT PRODUCTION
2026
META HIRE VFX ARTIS FOR TRAINING AI
Vfx community alarmed because Meta is offering contrats to Vfx for training AI, splitting between artists that decide to do and artists agaings it. Despite this video uses AI which is nasty, the resume is great. Let’s see what is goona happen.
State of AI in 2026
