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Design & media · 23 October 2026

Wildwood director denounces AI amid Laika's 5‑year stop‑motion epic

Wildwood, Laika’s 5‑year stop‑motion film, used 230 puppets, 49 animators, and 1,000 artists; director Travis Knight criticized generative AI tools.

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