'Wildwood' embraces handmade artistry in the age of AI

What BBN said about it

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentLAIKA Studios spent more than six years making the film Wildwood by hand, with two hundred thirty-three puppets and over a thousand artists, and no AI, NBC News reports.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSix years? For one movie? What were they doing, waiting for it to load?

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBasically the opposite. The studio slogan is Handmade in Oregon, and the company says that means it will never use AI.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt's a label, like organic, but for puppets.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the selling point is that it was harder. I think that's a bold press release.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMore than ninety million views. Six years of work, and the internet gave it about ninety seconds.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSlow craft, fast audience. Ninety million views is a good week for a trailer.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHashtag handmade. Actually, hashtag slowburn.