Why AI will NOT be taking Your Animation job

Recently artist an animator Aaron Blaise posted a reaction video to some A.I. Animation Created by the @CorridorCrew and it got a BIG response. Well now I sit down again and explain my thoughts on the human touch in art!

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Aaron Blaise is an animation feature film director and wildlife artist.

For 21 years Aaron worked with Disney helping to create some of the greatest animated films ever made. During that time he worked as an animator or supervising animator on "The Rescuers Down Under", "Beauty and the Beast", "Aladdin", "The Lion King", "Pocahontas", "Mulan" and more.

In 2003 he was co-director of "Brother Bear" for which he earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature Film.

[BoomerZ.artist]

Keep telling everyone this. It's why people still love 2D animation, drawn by hand, even though 3D has taken over.

[bblunder]

"It's only gonna go away if we let it go away."

That's such a precious take on doing arts using old styles

[ravenskystudios]

thank you sooo much Aaron for sharing your amazing expertise and creative talent I have a teenage son who animates on his own after school and he is laening so much from you!

[buzzardly]

This honestly makes me feel so much better about the current situation. I initially didn't think much of it, but as I saw more and more people supporting AI images over actual artists I did feel quite uncertain about what the future held for art and animation. But hearing you talk about it, given that you're one of my biggest inspirations really puts me at ease. Thank you for making this video Aaron! <3

Can't wait for Snow Bear!

[MarcHendry]

all the AI talk in the past month or so was driving me nuts, but basically I agree, that's exactly what I like about art as well. And also in music, sampling has been around for decades but hasn't stopped anyone from playing physical instruments, which I think is comparable

[shoocharu]

Thank you for this video, Aaron!
Thing is too, even if AI could make my animation process infinitely faster and easier, I wouldn't want that! Doing it by hand, sculpting it and molding it, that is what creating art is all about. The journey you and it go on from start to finish is something I would never trade for anything else.
When the old masters sculpted insane details into marble, a lot of people went "but surely there are easier ways to make statues than this??", sure but it's not about what's the easy way or not.
It sounds cliché, but it really isn't about the destination - seeing the finished piece as fast as you can - it's about the journey you go on when you make it, and the new person you become once you're done.

Another cliché point to be made is this;
In the day and age of instant entertainment and instant recognition, there is an emphasis on getting products, content and art out faster and faster. AI is a perfect tool for this, because you see the finished piece in an instant. But then what?
At that point it becomes so impersonal, in my opinion. And if that is what you like, then sure thing.
But to suggest that it could ever overtake unique art created by a specific person with their own history, life experiences, opinions, desires, thoughts and ideas, is absolutely laughable!

Long story short, I agree with what Aaron said haha

[alabasterindigo]

I have been in a horrible headspace with AI looming overhead and was almost convinced learning art was a waste of my time to now. What has saved has been great voices like yourself, Bakshi, my art friends, and others reminding me WHY we do these things. Thank you Mr. Blaise, we need more positive persons such as yourself inspiring others, it's relieved an incredible burden from my shoulders and brought my head up high again <3

[TerraStoryMYA]

Sage advice as always. Putting something beautiful back into the world isn’t just for artists, it’s great advice for all.

[JavaScripting]

The fact that you're animating the movement of the underwater fur _by hand_ is insane! It look so good

[XC_Akainu]

While I’m actively trying my best to learn 3D animation. I have special admiration to 2D animators who could bring life to a character with drawing. The amount of time and effort these people invest in 2D art form always impress me. That’s why I find this channel so inspiring. (even though I don’t do much 2D myself. )

[asayasartworks]

Every new update I get of snow bear makes me so happy and I feel so connected to him everytime you explain him! Thank you for always inspiring us Aaron.

[Salamanderslife]

the most important problem with AI right now is the exploitative scraping of artists with no consent or compensation. Until this has been regulated AI will always remain just unethical and basically theft

[Jaxzyn]

The thing is, AI's current goal is to bypass copyright more so than generate new art or animation or anything else at this time. The quality of knockoffs just isn't as good as the established works, but I think they will be stealing anything artists make and add enough AI alterations/fx to it to claim it. AI will constantly be looking to steal any popular innovator's works to stay relevant. That is a big deterrent for new artists to publish online or to innovate.

[drterrynguyen]

From your teaching to your animation over the years I can feel your intention in every brush stroke. There is a warmth to your art that AI cannot and will not ever be replaced. Thank you for your effort.

[DragonsUnicorns]

Thank you for your thoughts on this hot topic. I think this all boils down to "What do people value?". We have seen, as you mentioned, so many areas of art and craft be "threatened" by technology, but as time goes by we see that these crafts do not go away because people (actual living breathing humans; which, at the end of the day are the ones that determine what is valuable and what is not), decide that they WANT to possess the crafted thing, not the machine created, or AI generated thing. My nephew-in-law is a ceramics artist. He makes beautiful, unique coffee mugs. There are machines that can create 100 coffee mugs in 30 minutes. You go to Target and buy them for $7 dollars a piece. But my nephew can still put food on the table because people want something made by a human. They will still pay $45 dollars for an object that does the exact same thing as the $10 dollar machine created mugs -- hold coffee. They buy his mugs, because they value the process of making it that involved a human, not a machine. I hope artist continue to explore the "art" of communicating the value of their craft. We NEED artist to build a vocabulary around this topic that helps us understand why something has value and something else does not. Thanks again. I saw you at LIGHTBOX by the way and really enjoyed your polar bear running demo.

[StepDub]

I work with data. I’m told that AI will take my job. However, what most people don’t understand is that 80% of my work is learning the business and how the people in it interact and what their information needs are and how best to present it. The technical skills are important, but it is people skills that count.

[JD-npxq]

I've really missed 2D animation. Thank you.

[milenatos]

Like it's not enough how the Silicone Valley guys are gaslighting us that this new AI prompt to image technology is a "tool" and not a replacement...Then you have artists that young people look upto selling the same shit, and THAT'S what is really really sad...Art directors telling how this AI is awesome because it has made a process easier and faster, yey, you don't need a team of juniors to paint backgrounds anymore- and with the complete amnesia that they themselves started as juniors painting backgrounds before they put their asses into art directors chairs. While in reality, the whole team of 9 juniors in a company where my friend's daughter was working got fired in last 3 months. And no, NO new positions are open. Kids are giving up from art and design studies and I personally know several ultra talented kids that now see their future as something else- struggling to find what that "else" might be because there are less and less jobs where you need to use any creativity or education...Well, they can still become janitors and work in factories assembling robots I guess...

[muffintop]

Excellent points! The key is intentionality, which is why (as far as I'm aware) ChatGPT doesn't stop people from wanting to speak. The difference is well understood. But for many, that connection just hasn't been made with AI art vs human art yet. But the connection will be made.

I predict that if people attempt to commercialize AI animation and put it on the big screen, people will have an unshakable feeling that it is "zombie-like", as it simply will not size up to the hours of craftsmanship that goes into just 2-second shots of human animation. Also, things like frame interpolation have been a thing for years, but it has been used no more than as a 'party trick'. Animators stuck with hand-made frames because it is *human*, and audiences can tell.

[SolomonJagwe]

"Make the Art you wanna make"... I receive that, and I take it wholeheartedly Aaron, thank you!!!! Well said brother :)