Netflix Says AI Used on 300 Titles; Kang Yoon-sung Cites 40% Savings

Netflix has used AI in one form or another on some 300 of its titles, Lee Sung-gyun, the streamer’s senior director of APAC production, told an audience at the Busan International Film Festival. On the same panel, “The Outlaws” director Kang Yoon-sung said AI workflows could take 30% to 40% off a feature film’s production budget. Lee shared the stage with Kang and Kimball Thurston, chief technology officer at W?t? FX, for “Film Production and AI: New Tools, New Possibilities.” Netflix and the MPA co-hosted the session. It was part of Creative Asia, the Netflix and BIFF program for emerging…