Before I begin, please know that I am not a journalist, I am only covering this because as an artist and the creator of a beloved guitar bun, this hits too close to home and I want to spread awareness
So after Buzzfeed tried to enforce AI on Chikn Nuggit, Kyra Kupetsky, decided that they wanted nothing to do with Buzzfeed and boycotted.
Everyone who is a fan of Chikn Nuggit, was obviously outraged, and eventually Buzzfeed vowed not to use AI on any of Chikn Nuggits episodes
Unfortunately, this was not the end of it because Buzzfeed deicded to feed another show's character to AI without the creator's Knowledge. I'll let this screenshot speak for itself as it's taken from Loryn Brantz's Instagram.
This alone exposes the predetory behavior used against artists, animators, and creators alike. Upon hearing about this, I was disgusted and all I could do was relate being an artist myself. It's sad that we live in a time like this and my only hope if that people can come together to fight against the machine.
