AI Short Film Mary Sue Debate: Without AI, No One Would Fund It
gen_ericai · x · 2026-09-18
Amid backlash over the AI-made short film Mary Sue, Josh Daws argues the realistic alternative wasn't an artist-made version — Disney-grade CG runs seven figures per minute, and no indie creator would fund such satire. The real choice, he says, was making it with AI or not making it at all.
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