A roundtable filled with the directors of the biggest animated films of the year discuss the impact of AI and how it will affect the future of animation.

Animated films by major studios are seeing something of a resurgence this year. Inside Out 2 became the highest grossing animated film of all time, albeit with a cost to the animators who worked so hard to make it happen. The newly released Moana 2 is breaking records as well, with some even suggesting it might surpass Inside Out 2. However, there is a potential threat looming over the future of animation--and even film itself: AI. Jeffrey Katzenberg, one of the founders of Dreamworks and a major player in the history of animation, said that generative AI could mean an end to 90 percent of animated jobs. The directors of these successful animated films shared their thoughts on the matter in a roundtable hosted by The Hollywood Reporter.