To create unique AI-generated characters, filmmaker Matt Zien uses paradoxical prompts to force the model to the edges of its training data and avoid statistically average outputs.

Matt Zien suggests that Guillermo del Toro's opposition to using AI is easier to maintain with access to a $130 million budget, a luxury emerging filmmakers do not have.

Filmmaker Matt Zien views AI filmmaking as a completely new medium, rather than a replacement for traditional animation or practical production.