A lot of people are talking about Netflix’s new anime short, titled “The Dog & The Boy,”—but not for the reason the streaming company might have hoped. On Wednesday, the company revealed ...

but what sets this anime apart is that its background art was generated using AI rather than drawn by humans. According to images shown during The Dog & The Boy's credits, a human would draw a ...

This week, Netflix shared Dog and Boy, an animated short the streaming giant described as an “experimental effort” to address the anime industry’s ongoing labor shortage.

Netflix Japan has become the latest company to catch heat for availing itself of A.I. generating tools, with fans calling foul after the streamer released its new anime short, The Dog and the Boy ...