--- title: "Producer of “Beyond the Spider-Verse” Responds to Rumors of AI Use in Animation" description: "The creator of the new \"Spider-Verse\" animated film has laid to rest concerns that artificial intelligence was used in the new \"threequel.\"" date: "2024-06-04" modified: "2024-06-04" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/spider-verse-producer-ai-use" categories: - "Artificial Intelligence" tags: - "film industry" - "film studios" - "generative ai" - "the digest" --- # Producer of “Beyond the Spider-Verse” Responds to Rumors of AI Use in Animation ![The creator of the new "Spider-Verse" animated film has laid to rest concerns that artificial intelligence was used in the new "threequel."]() *\Image: Sony Pictures Animation\* ## Three's a Crowd The producer of the new "Spider-Verse" animated film has laid to rest concerns that AI was used to create the new "threequel." "There is no generative AI in 'Beyond the Spider-Verse' and there never will be," [tweeted Chris Miller](), the film trilogy's cowriter and producer. "One of the main goals of the films is to create new visual styles that have never been seen in a studio \[computer graphics\] film, not steal the generic plagiarized average of other artists’ work." Miller's affirmation comes in response to an outcry over [vague comments from Sony executive Tony Vinciquerra](), who was quoted at a recent investor event saying that the studio behind the animated series would be using AI to lower costs. "We are very focused on AI. The biggest problem with making films today is the expense," the Sony exec said, [per *IndieWire*](). "We will be looking at ways to... produce both films for theaters and television in a more efficient way, using AI primarily." Unsurprisingly, fans were startled by the comments amid widespread backlash to the use of the burgeoning tech in entertainment. "Keep generative AI away from Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse," reads the [post]() Miller was responding to, for instance. "AI robs people of their jobs & produces nothing but slop. We don’t want that anywhere near this film or any film for that matter. Please keep it away from the filmmaking process." ## Movie Moves The producer's denial of AI use in "Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse," which is still [awaiting a release date]() after being [indefinitely delayed by Sony]() last year, comes amid tension over the use of AI in Hollywood. After lengthy strikes in 2023 over studios' interest in the disruptive technology, the [Screen Actors' Guild made the strange decision]() to ink a deal allowing AI voice cloning in video games — a move many saw as a [betrayal of union rank and file]() who didn't sign off on such a provision, and which could [constitute a slippery slope]() down the line. Though [SAG insists]() the deal is meant to give voice actors greater protections and freedom to license their work, it nevertheless has [opened up further concerns]() about how studios and entertainment workers' supposed representatives will handle AI decision-making. As such, Miller's insistence that the "Spider-Verse" films will "never" use AI may come in conflict with Sony's insistence on using it to cut costs. But for now, it doesn't appear that the tech was used in the creation of its [stunning visuals](). **More on AI and entertainment:** [*The First AI-Generated Romcom Is Coming Out This Summer*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()