Generative AI is a contentious topic in the animation industry (and almost everywhere else). However, the upcoming Annecy International Animation Festival (June 9-15) will spotlight works that utilized generative AI software.
In a statement, Annecy artistic director Marcel Jean said the festival received “dozens” of submissions that used AI technology. Four made the cut, including Midnight Specials selection “Who Said Death Is Beautiful?” the Japanese zombie feature from director Ryo Nakajima, as well as three Off-Limits shorts: Felipe Elgueta’s “Data Flesh,” in which images become zombie-like entities; Boris Labbe’s “Glass House,” a sci-fi-inspired glass Tower of Babel; and Claudia Larcher’s “The Great Tree Piece,” an analog/digital physical experience of nature.
“Who Said Death Is Beautiful?” is of particular concern because it used Stable Diffusion by Stability AI, a software that has been the subject of several class-action lawsuits for copyright infringement.
These are not the first AI works at Annecy.
In a statement, Annecy artistic director Marcel Jean said the festival received “dozens” of submissions that used AI technology. Four made the cut, including Midnight Specials selection “Who Said Death Is Beautiful?” the Japanese zombie feature from director Ryo Nakajima, as well as three Off-Limits shorts: Felipe Elgueta’s “Data Flesh,” in which images become zombie-like entities; Boris Labbe’s “Glass House,” a sci-fi-inspired glass Tower of Babel; and Claudia Larcher’s “The Great Tree Piece,” an analog/digital physical experience of nature.
“Who Said Death Is Beautiful?” is of particular concern because it used Stable Diffusion by Stability AI, a software that has been the subject of several class-action lawsuits for copyright infringement.
These are not the first AI works at Annecy.
- 5/23/2024
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
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