AI SEMINAR: THE END OF INDIVIDUALITY: HOW AI IS HOMOGENIZING ART AND ANIMATION?

WHERE: ASP - Lecture Hall 1, plac Jana Matejki 13, 31-157 Kraków
WHEN: October 26, 2024 (Saturday), 12 PM
LEAD BY: Grzegorz Wacławek, Animoon

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Is AI a threat to artists? This is the bleak picture that is painted when looking at the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI). This is just speculation, but the problem is very serious.

Animation creators and filmmakers are now discussing creative automation and automatic editing in post-production. Tasks such as image stabilization, color correction or audio synchronization previously required a lot of manual work from humans. However, AI animation tools make it easier to examine graphic and audio materials, make quick judgments and automate most manual processes. Despite all the possibilities offered by the best AI-based 3D animation software, algorithms have certain technical limitations and raise ethical questions: Is it possible to compromise on originality and quality? How can you find a balance between AI technology and human creativity?

Grzegorz Wacławek

Grzegorz Wacławek is a producer and director of animated films, and a creator of the SMODO technology. He graduated from Animation at the department of Film Special Effects at the Polish National Film School in Łódź (PWSFTviT), and Graphic Design at The Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. He debuted with his film Beyond the old age, and worked next to two Oscar-award producers, Hugh Welchman and Gareth Unwin. Hugh Welchman had a huge impact on his creative producer path, which inspired him to establish Studio Animoon in 2013. Animoon's portfolio consists of animated series, short and feature films. He has produced over 210 films. Grzegorz is a co-founder and a member of the Polish Animation Producers Association (SPPA), where he took the chairman role for two cadences. In 2015 he received the Kids Jury of the Tarnów Film Award for the producer of the best children's film. In 2019 he was awarded the award of the Polish Producers Alliance for the best producer of Polish short films. In 2022 Animoon received the Cartoon Movie Tribute 2022 award for the best producer in Europe, for the minority co-production Even Mice belong in Heaven.