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IrelandsWooZie puts animation ambitions at the center of his AI argument
His only new upload explains the difficulty of commissioning artists, while viewers argue that simpler human-made animation would be enough.
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Animator's Positive Hot Take
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- 0:18sWooZie wants to publish multiple high-quality animated videos each month.
- 0:36Outreach screenshots show animators declining work because they are busy with other commissions.
- 2:03He recalls attending 3D animation school during an industry shift away from 2D animation.
- 2:35He compares AI's arrival with the disruption Uber brought to taxi drivers.
- 4:12He closes by saying he does not intend to replace artists.
The camera replaces the cartoons. In "Animator's Positive Hot Take," sWooZie sits down to explain how his ambition to publish several high-quality animated stories each month has run into difficulty finding available animators.
He shows outreach messages and replies from artists busy with other commissions, then connects the discussion to AI. "I would have no use for AI," he says while explaining the production he wants to achieve. Later, he recalls studying 3D animation as the industry shifted away from 2D, and compares technological change in art with Uber's arrival in the taxi business. His closing position is explicit: "I'm definitely not here to replace artists."
The comments put a different question on the table: does more polished animation matter if AI is involved? Several viewers say they would prefer his simpler stick-figure style, even with a longer wait between stories. Others reject the idea that objections to generative AI are simply resistance to change. That distinction, between the quality he wants to deliver and the process viewers want behind it, gives the conversation its substance.
The upload has reached roughly 179,000 views. It is drawing slightly more daily attention than "Fast and Curious 4," the car-culture story about a night with his friend Mike that took an unexpected turn. Together, those two account for much of the channel's viewing activity right now; the older "GYM icks" is also picking up views, at a gentler pace.
Across the week, sWooZie added roughly 595,000 views, while his subscriber total slipped and daily viewing is below its usual level. For viewers coming for another animated anecdote, "Fast and Curious 4" supplies that side of the channel alongside the new conversation about how those stories get made.
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What viewers say
People would rather watch stick figures for another three years than watch AI animation. Best to know your audience first before doing all of this
@JireninyourrecommendationsSee it on YouTubeThe problem is, if we can tell it's AI, it's inherently not high quality.
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The videos drawing views on sWooZie right now
- Channel
- sWooZie
- Subscribers
- 7,570,000 ▼ 10,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 594,680
- Videos published this week
- 1
- Video published
- November 10, 2026
- Video views so far
- 179,375
- Views on its first day
- 110,710
The numbers
Here is how sWooZie's uploads and audience moved over the week.
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Which service does sWooZie use as an analogy for technological change?
He compares AI's arrival with taxi drivers reacting to Uber.