The future is cracking AI, Gromit

CLAY CREATORS COULD TAP INTO TECH CRAZE

- BRENDAN McFADDEN

WALLACE and Gromit's creators are considering AI shows over fears telly viewers may "lose interest" in the claymation characters.

Aardman Animations, the studio behind the stop-motion puppets, has revealed it has been "playing around" with the fledgling tech.

Co-founder Peter Lord said there is a magic in making clay puppets but it is exploring using the new technique in case AI becomes popular.

He said: "If the world moves on so far that nobody cares about stop-motion, we'll adapt.