Echoing Meg here, this AI pressure is 100% going on behind the scenes. It sucks, but it isn't an excuse. He knew AI is displacing union artists but figured people like him can't be replaced, and that he's well-liked enough to get away with it.
Faith
Unfortunately, he is correct. Use of Gen AI is already adopted in many major studios.
BUT I think hiding behind “everyone’s doing it” is a beyond lame and shitty excuse. We should be collectively fighting against the normalization of this tech being integrated in our pipeline.
