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If you need context, earlier this year, CorridorDigital put out an "AI-made anime," where an AI filter was used to convert live action footage into "animation" (for the record, this is NOT animation. Animation is not a look, it's a process. By this logic, anyone using that Pixar Snapchat face filter is a Pixar animator). They touted themselves as "revolutionizing animation."
They were met with considerable backlash and criticism from the animation community. For one, they were taking frames from the real anime Vampire Hunter D to feed the AI. For another, the video was essentially a proof-of-concept for how "easy" and "inexpensive" it is to reduce animation to an automate-able process.
Well, Corridor did not learn anything, because they released a sequel... In the middle of a strike against the use of AI to replace/exploit/profit off of the labor of workers in the film industry. Corridor assured they hired their own artist to train the AI, but remember that industry discourse like this is interconnected. They may not be stealing art, but any studio that sees this and goes 'wow, it's that easy' will. Corridor's also boasting about AI democratizing animation-making. Now anyone can make animation in their bedroom with nothing but a camera and a free software! Except, anyone could already make animation in their bedroom with nothing but a camera and a free software. I made animation in my bedroom with nothing but a camera and a free stop-motion software when I was 10 years old.
Anyways, work like this is exactly what studios hellbent on exploiting workers want to see. It doesn't matter if it's cool or fun. Remember that AI discourse is currently the frontlines of the labor crisis in the film industry. Corridor putting out this video as "fun education" in the middle of an strike is so incredibly irresponsible and disrespectful.
Ground/Steel type land sharks (no official names yet)
Their color palette is mainly based on Lemon sharks and Copper sharks which are also known for their particularly nasty bites
First evolution is based on the Helicoprion mixed with a circular saw
Second evolution is based on the Charcarodontosaurus mixed with a chainsaw

![A tweet from 黒織部 @kurooribe reading: "ポンペイ展グッズの目玉(?)が「炭化したパン」シリーズ。画像2枚目がその実物。再現度高い。炭化したパンのクッションって何なんだよ。 #東博 #ポンペイ展" followed by a picture of a museum gift shop displaying carbonized bread plushies. This has been quote retweeted by Tori Lee @toriflee with the added comment: "Oh my godddd, #ClassicsTwitter, this Pompeii exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum has CARBONIZED BREAD PLUSHIES [heart eyes emoji] There are also column plushies. And they are not available online [sad face emoji]"](https://64.media.tumblr.com/97b1ae581f1c543c00d741d5af6cbf3e/3661d59fa79a43bf-c8/s1280x1920/4f1d9f3582707c0611919f882a66c8846b45518a.png)




























