Does AI Belong in Animation? (Opinion)

AI Is Taking Over

If you've been on the internet at all over the past 5 years, you'd notice the increase of AI in all sorts of forms. From search engines to picture editing, AI has made itself a valuable tool to many everyday people as well as creators. The kid sitting across from you in class and even Disney have both used AI in their work at some point, and the internet is full of AI personalities and bots. AI is now something that you cannot avoid and has proven itself a valuable tool to many. The question arises then, does it belong in animation as well?

Ethical Concerns

Many artists do not like AI, and this is for good reason. AI art does not just appear from nothing, those machines are not creative. They get inputs and mimic those. The ethical concerns around it is the fact that AI takes real people's work and makes something from it without their consent for less money and quicker. Ultimately, it costs many artists potential money and steals their work. Many artists consider AI art to be inherently "unethical" and for big projects where money is to be made from it, I agree. Keep the creative jobs to actual creatives because consumers deserve something that has hard work behind it, and artists deserve to be credited for any contribution that they made.

How AI might fit in

One way I can see AI being integrated into animation is similar to how certain anime studios like Ufotable use 3d animation. Things like backgrounds and effects can be created way faster with the use of AI and the things that viewers actually pay attention to still be made by humans. With the ethical concerns surrounding AI, I think it's best to not use it at all, but studios love to save money and cut corners. I believe the best way to integrate it without any real, noticeable change is through using it for small things to make production faster.

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