The first episode of the highly-anticipated MCU’s Secret Invasion series is now streaming on Disney+ Hotstar. It focuses on Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury, who attempts to stop Skrulls from invading Earth. The old man cannot trust anyone except his allies, such as Talos (who is himself a Skrull), Maria Hill, and Everett K. Ross. The early reactions to the series were mostly positive. However, the reactions towards its opening credits do not look good at all. In fact, they are AI-made.
Most MCU fans are disappointed with Secret Invasion’s AI-generated opening credits. The sequence looks bizarre, filled with excessive greenery and swirling visuals.
The show’s helmer, Ali Selim, discussed the process of generating the show’s opening sequences through AI in a recent interview with Polygon.
“When we reached out to the AI vendors, that was part of it — it just came right out of the shape-shifting, Skrull world identity, you know? Who did this? Who is this? We would talk to them about ideas and themes and words, and then the computer would go off and do something. And then we could change it a little bit by using words, and it would change,” the director said.
The concept of AI art has become a highly controversial topic these days. While some are mesmerised by its scope, others have raised concerns about it, with a specific focus on artists’ rights.
A Twitter user declared the show’s opening credits “the worst intro for any TV show ever”. Some MCU fans have called them “gross” and “horrifying”.
Check out how fans have reacted to Secret Invasion’s opening credits!
No way in hell Marvel used AI to create the secret invasion intro, this is the worst intro for any TV show ever #SecretInvasion pic.twitter.com/XePW5a4CtB
— Fdm (@theSnyderKnight) June 21, 2023
The SECRET INVASION credit sequence was made by AI, and it's immediately obvious, because it looks gross. Talk about getting off on the wrong foot. pic.twitter.com/KrnSgWqrL3
— Lon Harris (@Lons) June 21, 2023
I’m sorry but idc if using AI for the Secret Invasion intro “plays into the themes of the show” that’s not a justifiable reason for being lazy and piggybacking off of other artists’ stolen works
— Don Cheadle’s son (@darthwebhead) June 21, 2023
A lot of people will rave about how good #SecretInvasion is but, this show marks the first major invasion of AI on a major studio’s piece of work, it’s utterly horrifying to think about and this is only the start.
Think about all the amazing intros created by REAL HUMANS!!! pic.twitter.com/WLRAyR9kM5
— Brian Long (@BrianLongFilms) June 21, 2023
Secret Invasion is now streaming on Disney+ Hotstar. Stay tuned for more updates.
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