OpenAI tech to be used to in a full-length animated film

OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company, is collaborating on a full-length animated film called "Critterz." The film, conceived by an OpenAI employee, Chad Nelson, will follow forest creatures on an adventure after their village is disrupted by a stranger. The goal is to demonstrate that animated films can be produced more efficiently and cost-effectively using AI technology, such as OpenAI's DALL-E image-generation tool. The production team, which includes Vertigo Films and Native Foreign, a studio specializing in AI-assisted video production, has set a budget of less than $30 million and a production schedule of only nine months, a fraction of what is typically required for a Hollywood animated film. The script was written by the same writers behind "Paddington in Peru," and human voice actors will be hired for the characters. The project comes at a time when the use of AI in the entertainment industry has been a subject of debate, with Hollywood workers fighting to protect their livelihoods against AI encroachment. The production team hopes that if "Critterz" is successful, it may pave the way for more widespread adoption of AI in the animation industry.