Innovative AI Creators Are Moving Past AI's One-Trick Pony Era

Momo Wang of Bunny Galaxy describes AI as an animation pipeline and franchise engine. At Upscale Conference SF 2026, artists frame AI as a sampler, problem solver, and test of human taste. Goldman Sachs projects the creator economy will reach $480 billion by 2027 from $250 billion in 2023. AI creators now operate like small studios with audiences caring about human-driven output.