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Award-Winning “Book of Life” Filmmaker Jorge Gutiérrez Exits Amazon AI Series After Industry Backlash

June 7, 2026 ·

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JoJorge R. Gutiérrez has stepped away from an Amazon MGM Studios animated project developed under a generative AI initiative. His departure followed public criticism and wider industry debate over artificial intelligence in animation. The situation has become part of a broader AI backlash involving Jorge Gutiérrez and Amazon, centered on how studios use generative tools in creative work.

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Author: Cham Lee

Cham Lee is an educator and researcher who enjoys travel across the United States. Mrs. Lee is avid in loom knitting, as well as a purveyor in all things non-coffee at Starbucks. You'll often find her in the great outdoors, Pink Drink in hand, wearing a scarf of her own creation.