Secret Invasion viewers have some *thoughts* on the show's AI-made opening titles
Marvel Studios has finally unveiled the first episode of Secret Invasion, its new series starring Samuel L. Jackson as the world-weary Nick Fury – and with it, the superhero show's opening titles.
At first glance, you might assume that the intro was illustrated but as it unfolds, you can see that the visuals look a little off, which is, admittedly, in keeping with the thriller's focus on conspiracies and shape-shifting. As with many Secret Invasion's characters, though, there's more to them than meets the eye...
Shortly after the premiere landed on Disney Plus, Polygon published an interview with director Ali Selim, in which he revealed that the intro was designed using AI technology. The news, it's safe to say, hasn't gone down well with fans.
"A lot of people will rave about how good #SecretInvasion is but, this show marks the first major invasion of AI on a major studio's piece of work," one critic argued. "It's utterly horrifying to think about and this is only the start."
"Secret Invasion intro is AI generated. I'm devastated, I believe AI to be unethical, dangerous and designed solely to eliminate artists' careers," said another viewer. "Spent almost half a year working on this show and had a fantastic experience working with the most amazing people I ever met… Looks like it was outsourced to Method Studios. I'm really concerned about the impacts of this."
"Disney/Marvel using AI to produce that horrific looking Secret Invasion intro rather than even think to use THEIR MANY ON-STAFF COMIC BOOK ARTISTS is just so grim," tweeted a third.
"Deeply disapointed that Secret Invasion's intro is animated AI art. The tech bros are going to see this as a big win, when it's only another symptom of the now-creatively hostile
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