AMC Just Pulled an AI Film — And Every Creator Should Pay Attention

Wow. AMC Theatres, a major American corporation, actually chose real creators OVER AI slop.

Pulling the award-winning AI short, "Thanksgiving Day" by Igor Alferov from its Screenvision Media preshow wasn't a small move. It was a recommitment to audiences who's outcry was heard.

As a filmmaker, that's a signal that renews my confidence in physical production. Hollywood isn't afraid of new tools. It's refusing to lose consent.

Studios can chase billion dollar video models. But if the work is trained without permission and pushed without alignment, creators push back, audiences resist, and no one wins.

And audiences are pushing back too. They're not asking for more AI content. It's a stigma and growing distrust you can't shake. In the Letterboxd era, they're asking for stories that make them feel something made by people they can see.

At some point, reality has to catch up with market delusion. AI is just added tech. And tech, like @Storiara, should support storytellers. Tear down barriers to entry. Not pretend it can outrun the humans who built this industry.

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