"I reached out to my good friend Andy Park, who was the genius behind creating the original Wasp super-suit and the original Wasp concept drawings for the film Ant-Man and the Wasp, and just said, 'Is this true? Is this really what's happening?' And he said, 'Yeah, it's true. I have been let go.'"
"The people who invented these characters, who designed them in the first place, are now being replaced by AI. AI that will take their designs and take what those artists created and use it to create iterations of that."
"Marvel's visual development team, which reportedly lost nearly 10 percent of its staff last month, is responsible for helping to create and maintain a unified identity for the MCU across movies, television, and other media."
Disney's recent layoffs affected nearly 10 percent of Marvel's visual development team, which is crucial for maintaining the MCU's identity. Evangeline Lilly expressed disbelief over the dismissal of artists like Andy Park, who contributed significantly to character designs. Lilly highlighted concerns that AI is replacing the original creators, stating that AI can generate iterations of designs based on the artists' work. Disney's prior deal with OpenAI for AI-generated content adds to the apprehension surrounding the future of creative jobs in the industry.
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