@article{animationguildcriticalcrossroads2024, title = {Critical Crossroads: GenAI and the Animation Workforce}, year = {2024}, journal = {The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839}, url = {https://animationguild.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-TAG-GenAI-Report.pdf}, abstract = {Published in September 2024, this Animation Guild report is the most-cited quantitative source for animation AI labour claims. It projects significant job displacement by 2026, with entry-level roles identified as the most vulnerable. The report carries forward the January 2024 Goldsmiths study's 21 per cent projection -- the earlier study is absorbed under the durability supersession rule, as this TAG report is the more authoritative and widely circulated form of the same core finding. The data is directly relevant to career teaching in animation HE programs and to curriculum conversations about the value of foundational skills.}, keywords = {labour-and-workforce, generative-ai, institutional-policy, student-experience}, note = {AI \& Animation Education Knowledge Base} }