Canadian-American actor and comedian Will Arnett lashed out at Artificial Intelligence (AI), while presenting the Oscar for Best Animated Movies at the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday, and referred to animation as “more than a prompt.”

Giving a shout out to the “creative people who bring these animated stories”, Arnett criticized the commonly held misnomer that animation movies are about the use of AI.

” Tonight we are celebrating people not AI, because animation is more than a prompt, its an art form and it needs to be protected. Am I right?,” said Arnett, who received a thunderous applause from the crowd.

“Yeah, I feel that way too,” replied actor Channing Tatum, who was co-hosting the particular award ceremony.

Actors Will Arnett and Channing Tatum were present at the Academy Awards on Sunday night to announce the winners- “The Girl Who Cried Pearls” for Best Animated Short while “KPop Demon Hunters” for Best Animated Feature.

The 98th academy awards were held at the Dolby Theatres, Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles on Sunday night with the who’s who of Hollywood and world cinema congregating.

Ever since the advent of AI in filmmaking, Hollywood actors and directors have been vocal in their criticism against the use of AI, citing decreasing livelihood options for artists worldwide.

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Even in the opening monologue of the Academy Awards, American television host and comedian Conan O’Brien took potshots at AI claiming that next year, he will be replaced by a “Waymo in Tuxedo.”