Wildwood’s director says AI is ‘antithetical to everything that we are at this studio’

Laika CEO and Wildwood director Travis Knight said generative AI is "antithetical to everything that we are at this studio," arguing that when technology does the work of the artist, "there is no humanity in what comes out of the other side of that." He distinguished this from the studio's use of tools like pencils, 3D printers and computer workstations, which he said have value in the hands of an artist. Knight added that AI could benefit fields like medicine and science but requires responsible stewardship.