‘Wildwood’ Director Travis Knight on AI: ‘An Amazing Piece of Technology’ But ‘I’m Not Embracing It at All’
“Wildwood” director Travis Knight is weighing in on Hollywood’s use of AI.
Variety reports: “Wildwood” director Travis Knight is weighing in on Hollywood’s use of AI.
“I’m not embracing it at all,” Knight told me Wednesday night at AFI Fest’s opening night U.S. premiere of “Wildwood.” “I see technology as a tool, and we use technology at Laika.
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- A pencil is technology, a paintbrush is technology, a 3D printer. (Variety)
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