Guillermo del Toro Agrees With Miyazaki: Animation Created By AI And Machines Is An "Insult To Life Itself"

Guillermo del Toro echoed the words of Hayao Miyazaki when he recently talked about created animation from AI sources and machines: "It's an insult to life itself." Del Toro has been making the rounds in the press in support of his Netflix movie "Pinocchio," a hand-crafted stop-motion movie that stands in direct opposition to machine-generated animation.

"I consume and love art created by humans," del Toro said. “I am completely moved by this. And I'm not interested in machine-made illustrations and extrapolation of information. I spoke to Dave McKean, a great artist. He told me his biggest hope was that the AI couldn't draw."

Del Toro continued, "AI can interpolate information, but it can never draw. He can never capture a feeling or a face or the softness of a human face. If this conversation happened on film, it would hurt deeply and... as Miyazaki says, it would be an insult to life itself. ."

In a viral moment from the 2016 documentary series "NHK Special: Hayao Miyazaki—The Never Ending One ", the eponymous co-founder of Studio Ghibli spoke out against machine-generated animation.

Miyazaki saw an animation of an AI-created zombie creature, to which he responded "Whoever's doing this stuff has no idea what pain is. I'm completely disgusted. If you really want to do scary stuff, you can go ahead and do it. I would never want to be in this technology in my work. I have a deep feeling that it is an insult to life itself."

After being told that an animator was trying to create a machine that "draws images like do humans," Miyazaki fired back, "I feel like we're nearing the end of time. We humans are losing confidence in ourselves."

Studio Ghibli announced on December 13 that it would be launching Miyazaki's long-awaited new directing effort, "How Do You Live," in theaters in Japan from July 14, 2023. The project is Miyazaki's first film since 2013's "The Wind Rises." Del Toro's "Pinocchio," meanwhile, is out now streaming on Netflix.

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Guillermo del Toro Agrees With Miyazaki: Animation Created By AI And Machines Is An "Insult To Life Itself"

Guillermo del Toro echoed the words of Hayao Miyazaki when he recently talked about created animation from AI sources and machines: "It's an insult to life itself." Del Toro has been making the rounds in the press in support of his Netflix movie "Pinocchio," a hand-crafted stop-motion movie that stands in direct opposition to machine-generated animation.

"I consume and love art created by humans," del Toro said. “I am completely moved by this. And I'm not interested in machine-made illustrations and extrapolation of information. I spoke to Dave McKean, a great artist. He told me his biggest hope was that the AI couldn't draw."

Del Toro continued, "AI can interpolate information, but it can never draw. He can never capture a feeling or a face or the softness of a human face. If this conversation happened on film, it would hurt deeply and... as Miyazaki says, it would be an insult to life itself. ."

In a viral moment from the 2016 documentary series "NHK Special: Hayao Miyazaki—The Never Ending One ", the eponymous co-founder of Studio Ghibli spoke out against machine-generated animation.

Miyazaki saw an animation of an AI-created zombie creature, to which he responded "Whoever's doing this stuff has no idea what pain is. I'm completely disgusted. If you really want to do scary stuff, you can go ahead and do it. I would never want to be in this technology in my work. I have a deep feeling that it is an insult to life itself."

After being told that an animator was trying to create a machine that "draws images like do humans," Miyazaki fired back, "I feel like we're nearing the end of time. We humans are losing confidence in ourselves."

Studio Ghibli announced on December 13 that it would be launching Miyazaki's long-awaited new directing effort, "How Do You Live," in theaters in Japan from July 14, 2023. The project is Miyazaki's first film since 2013's "The Wind Rises." Del Toro's "Pinocchio," meanwhile, is out now streaming on Netflix.

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