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Seth Rogen Bans AI for Writers, Backs Hand-Drawn “Tangles”

5/16/2026

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Seth Rogen told Cannes writers should not use AI to write.
He said he enjoys writing and urges writers who rely on AI to change careers.
He promoted the animated film “Tangles,” about a daughter coping with her mother’s Alzheimer’s, and confirmed it uses only hand-drawn frames with no AI.
Producer Miller Rogen related to the main character because their mothers were teachers diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in their early 50s.

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Seth Rogen told Cannes writers should not use AI to write.
He said he enjoys writing and urges writers who rely on AI to change careers.
He promoted the animated film “Tangles,” about a daughter coping with her mother’s Alzheimer’s, and confirmed it uses only hand-drawn frames with no AI.
Producer Miller Rogen related to the main character because their mothers were teachers diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in their early 50s.