AI is coming to WDI?

[Tha Realest]

According to The Wrap…

Disney Poised to Announce Major AI Initiative | Exclusive

Disney is poised to announce a massive AI initiative that will primarily focus on post-production and VFX.

www.thewrap.com

Most of the focus will be on postproduction and VFX, but non-customer facing changes at Parks and Experiences is also mentioned

 

[wdwmagic]

According to The Wrap…

Disney Poised to Announce Major AI Initiative | Exclusive

Disney is poised to announce a massive AI initiative that will primarily focus on post-production and VFX.

www.thewrap.com

Most of the focus will be on postproduction and VFX, but non-customer facing changes at Parks and Experiences is also mentioned

I think if any business the size of Disney is not looking at AI, they are in serious trouble. I would expect Disney to be putting considerable resources into it across the board.

 

[Serpico Jones]

Disney movies already feel like they’re written by AI so this is just the next step.

 

[networkpro]

Disney movies already feel like they’re written by AI so this is just the next step.

Indeed, select characters, social interaction, themes, political slant and hit go.

 

[networkpro]

I think if any business the size of Disney is not looking at AI, they are in serious trouble. I would expect Disney to be putting considerable resources into it across the board.

If they are, then they'll be looking to reduce headcount as its quickest ROI is to take over the data analysis functions.

 

[britain]

They technically own Industrial Light and Magic. Surely ILM has been looking into harnessing AI’s abilities in a manner that still preserves their jobs.

 

[V_L_Raptor]

They technically own Industrial Light and Magic. Surely ILM has been looking into harnessing AI’s abilities in a manner that still preserves their jobs.

Emphasis added. Yeah, about that...

 

[ChrisFL]

The problem with the term "AI" is that it encompasses a LOT of things and can't be pinned down to something good/bad necessarily. It's just a matter of what specific things they're referring to.

 

[Tha Realest]

The problem with the term "AI" is that it encompasses a LOT of things and can't be pinned down to something good/bad necessarily. It's just a matter of what specific things they're referring to.

Yeah. I could see it being used to encourage certain efficiencies. Maybe interfacing with G+ or pricing and the like.

 

[Coaster Lover]

I think too many people look at AI and only see the creative aspect (like content creation) and direct interaction aspect, but what AI is REALLY good at is the analytical aspect... specifically pattern recognition. Using AI for things like labor scheduling, crowd distribution, and purchasing (both merchandise and food items) would seem logical (if it's not already being implemented in some way).

 

[mysto]

What AI is really good at is 10x-ing any stock price. And secondarily annoying the heck out of me.

I don't want my devices to anticipate me, I want them to obey me. As AI gains prevalence, I find my devices ignore me.

 

[Indy_UK]

I think they spend a colossal amount of VFX staff for Marvel movies for example so im sure they will try and use AI to make them redundant asap

 

[GenChi]

Toy Story Land Phase 2 with Al is going to be sick

 

[JD80]

AI will be extremely helpful with visual effects. Just like the time saved between hand drawn animation to CGI, this will be similar.

You can already to crazy stuff easily with photoshop and adobe. You'll still need plenty of people to polish shape and build the effects, but the throughput and efficiency of those people will increase dramatically.

 

[Lilofan]

If they are, then they'll be looking to reduce headcount as its quickest ROI is to take over the data analysis functions.

Reducing headcount is just another way of saying layoffs