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The streamer said in an earnings call that, due to the show's lower budget, it was cheaper to use AI than to pay VFX artists.
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos revealed that "The Eternaut" made history in a sequence that showed a building in Buenos Aires collapsing.
Netflix has used generative artificial intelligence (AI) to create visual effects in an original TV series for the first time, co-CEO Ted Sarandos confirmed.
During a call with investors yesterday, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos revealed that Netflix's Argentine show The Eternaut, which premiered in April, is "the very first GenAI final footage to appear on screen in a Netflix, Inc. original series or film.” Sarandos further explained, per a transcript of the call, saying:
The streaming company said it used the technology onscreen for the first time in an Argentine science fiction show.
Netflix used generative AI to create a scene in the Argentinian sci-fi series The Eternaut — a first for one of the streamer’s original shows or films. During an earnings call on Thursday, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said the use of AI was faster than using traditional visual effects tools and helped cut costs.
Netflix used AI-generated visual effects for the first time in a TV show or movie this year, and co-CEO Ted Sarandos is pretty pleased with the result. Speaking to investors on Thursday (July 18), Sarandos revealed Argentinian sci-fi show, The Eternaut, is the first Netflix production to use AI to generate a VFX (visual effects) sequence.
Netflix’s new show, The Eternaut, has become the latest hot topic in the entertainment industry when it comes to generative AI.
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Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos. Photo by David Benito/FilmMagic. Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters also mentioned on the call that Netflix is incorporating AI into other aspects of its busi