Are THE WIZ's Backdrops AI Generated?
Are THE WIZ's Backdrops AI Generated?
It is a rare week when two topics related to set design interest me. But that is what happened last week. The first topic involves social media and AI. The weekend before last, people kept sending me a TikTok clip or related posts about The Wiz allegedly using AI to generate its “backdrops.” The sec...
The revival of The Wiz is allegedly using AI to generate its “backdrop” projections. (Disney received criticism some months ago over the alleged use of AI in the credit sequence and posters for Loki.)
A TikTok user alleges that The Wiz, which is currently on its pre-Broadway tour, is using AI-generated “backdrops”, pointing out telltale signs of AI-generated art such as blurry spots or different styles in the same scene.
When BroadwayWorld contributor Cara Joyo David asked the production spokesperson whether AI was used, the production issued a categorical denial: “AI was not used in the creation of the projections.”