As Generative AI transforms the landscape of digital media, the animation industry stands at a critical crossroads. Is AI a black box that threatens to replace the artist, or is it a new medium for high-level craftsmanship?

Join Swedish director Arvid Tappert for a deep dive into the evolving ethics of AI in animation. Arvid will share insights from his Odd Birds AI project, demonstrating how animators can maintain creative control by training models on their own work and blending AI with frame-by-frame techniques to preserve a stop-motion aesthetic.  
Let's discuss the power structures behind Big Tech, the importance of data sovereignty, and how creatives can reclaim agency by building decentralized, transparent, and joyful AI practices.

This program screened as part of Kaboom Animation Festival 2026