Amazon unveils its AI ambitions in Hollywood, sparking a creator revolt

May 29, 2026

Jorge Gutierrez said he is no longer making “Punky Duck,” an Amazon MGM Studios’ Gen AI-produced animated series, following widespread backlash after the project was announced.

A still from "Cupcake & Friends'."
A still from “Cupcake & Friends’.”Amazon MGM Studios

In the same week Pope Leo XIV urged caution about artificial intelligence in his first encyclical, one Hollywood studio delivered its equivalent of a holy endorsement for the technology: Amazon MGM Studios greenlit three animated series produced using generative AI.

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