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Many artists and unions highlight that this move could lead to AI replacing human creators altogether. As one account from the Animation Guild pointedly remarked, Disney’s embrace of generative AI threatens to undermine the very foundation of artistic craft built over decades. The union has expressed concern over the potential misuse of talent likenesses, voices, and work, especially with the statement clarifying that their protections do not extend to AI-generated versions of their creations without explicit consent.