Who is August's Shitbag of the Month?
Our first contender for August Shitbag is Eli Roth. The horror director and Greta Thunberg bully faced backlash this month when he admitted that he'd used generative AI in the production of his latest film, Ice Cream Man . In an interview with popular digital media site Polygon, Roth discussed his background in animation and shared how he approached the design of certain scenes in the film. He says he drew out the scenes he wanted and worked with an animation team to help match the style of 1920s Mickey Mouse cartoons. Sounds good, right? Well he later clarified that "a very small portion of a few scenes in the film" used generative AI. Roth, who has directed movies like Hostel and Cabin Fever, has successfully used practical effects and garnered a cult following of his work. So it's no surprise that fans are disappointed that he's using technology that is draining natural resources at an alarming rate while also taking away work from human artists in the indus...