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Creator slams Amazon, BuzzFeed for AI-animated show using her character

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Amazon is developing an AI-animated TV show based on the character "Good Advice Cupcake," created by Loryn Brantz. Brantz, who no longer works for BuzzFeed, the company that owns the intellectual property, is furious that her character is being used to create a "soulless AI puppet" without her involvement. She has called for a boycott of BuzzFeed and AI-produced animation, viewing the move as an attack on artists. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about intellectual property rights and the use of AI in creative industries, potentially impacting artists' livelihoods.

RANK_REASON A media company is using AI to create content based on existing IP, sparking controversy with the original creator.

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Creator slams Amazon, BuzzFeed for AI-animated show using her character

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COVERAGE [3]

  1. Wired — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Miles Klee ·

    Amazon Is Making an AI-Animated ‘Good Advice Cupcake’ TV Show. Its Original Creator Is Furious

    Loryn Brantz created The Good Advice Cupcake for BuzzFeed years ago. The company licensed the character for a new Amazon series—made with AI—without her consent.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Amazon Is Making an AI-Animated ‘Good Advice Cupcake’ TV Show. Its Original Creator Is Furious Loryn Brantz created The Good Advice Cupcake for BuzzFeed years

    📰 Amazon Is Making an AI-Animated ‘Good Advice Cupcake’ TV Show. Its Original Creator Is Furious Loryn Brantz created The Good Advice Cupcake for BuzzFeed years ago. The company licensed the character for a new Amazon series—made with AI—without her consent. 📰 Source: Feed: All L…

    LINKS web.archive.org/…/amazon-is-making-an-ai-… web.archive.org
  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Amazon Is Making an AI-Animated 'Good Advice Cupcake' TV Show. Its Original Creator Is Furious https://www.wired.com/story/story/amazon-is-making-an-ai-animated

    Amazon Is Making an AI-Animated 'Good Advice Cupcake' TV Show. Its Original Creator Is Furious https://www.wired.com/story/story/amazon-is-making-an-ai-animated-good-advice-cupcake-tv-show-its-original-creator-is-furious/ # AI # Culture # Copyright

    LINKS wired.com/…/amazon-is-making-an-ai-animat…

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