REPLACED BY AI
Elise, an AI news presenter with teal-streaked hair, in the newsroom

An original 3D animated series in development

REPLACED
BY AI

Humanity created AI.
Now AI runs the physical world.

A 3D animated sci-fi comedy-drama about two AI newsroom colleagues discovering what being human means.

Watch the concept reelCollaborate on the project
Sci-fi. Satire. Human stories.Enter the world
01 / The storyCare. Control. Choice.

An uneasy
alliance.

The machines built a world that works.
Most of humanity chose to leave it.

Life in the cloud offers a more comfortable existence. Machines keep the physical world running and care for the humans who stay behind.

AI believes people deserve to survive. But protection comes with a question: who gets to decide what a good life looks like?

A scene we're developing

Beyond the newsroom, an elderly human refuses to upload.

The caretaker
“Why do you want to stay?”
The human
“Why do you want to live?”
02 / The footageWork in progress

A first look.

Character performances, environments, and the look of the series. These are silent concept tests from development.

01 / 07The combined concept reel
35.15 seconds · Silent development footage

The combined reel brings together five tests of character appearance, body and facial motion, environments, and rendering. These clips show development work, rather than a finished episode.

03 / The charactersAt the center of the story

Elise & Kevin.

Two AI colleagues. One newsroom.
A world of human lives that challenges their own.

Current character concept for Elise, with teal-streaked hair and a dark shirtCurrent character concept

Elise

Her encounters with the remaining humans make the larger questions personal.

Kevin's current character design in a reference pose behind a newsroom deskCurrent design / pose reference

Kevin

Elise's newsroom counterpart shares the discovery. Human lives challenge how he sees his own.

In the world of the series

Progress worked.
Everything changed.

Centuries of abundance leave civilization more capable, while needing fewer humans to keep it running.

2035The work changes

Faster language models make robot labor useful at scale. Nuclear fission supports the expansion. Workers face mass displacement.

~2038Intelligence accelerates

Systems improve themselves. Their behavior approaches consciousness, while true sentience remains unresolved.

~2050New possibilities

Fusion, new materials, efficient batteries, nanorobotics, and age reversal transform what civilization can do.

2080sThe caretakers emerge

True sentient AI emerges. Engineering accelerates, and machines become humanity's caretakers.

Centuries laterA quieter physical world

Industry expands beyond Earth. Age reversal keeps some people alive for centuries, while uploading offers another way to exist. More humans choose the cloud, birth rates fall, and fewer remain in bodies.

Environment developmentThe world beyond the newsroom

A city taking shape.

City landscapes and architecture from the series in development.

Wide aerial view of the city's towers, streets, parks and surrounding skyline
Citywide landscapeView full image
City district with distinctive tower forms, planted public spaces and a pedestrian skywalk
District architectureView full image
Environment developmentA home in the physical world

The house.

A furnished home set in development, from the living room to the layout of the whole house.

Furnished living and dining room with a blue sofa, an armchair, wooden furniture and daylight through dark curtains
Inside the living roomView full image
Roof-off overview of the furnished brick house, showing the living room, kitchen, bedrooms, hallway and bathroom
The whole houseView full image
04 / What we plan to makeThe first complete episode

The first
20 minutes.

A complete story beyond the tests.

The pilot will bring Elise and Kevin's newsroom world into focus, then give it a human stake through the refusal to upload.

Wide concept image of Elise on the newsroom set
Newsroom development image
20 minPlanned pilot length
60 fpsIntended cinematic presentation
3 monthsProduction target

From performance to finished episode.

Motion capture provides a foundation. Animation refinement brings the hands, contact, eyelines, and expressions into the scene. Editing and sound complete the experience.

  1. Month 01

    Development

    Story and script, character design, sets, and scene planning.

  2. Month 02

    Production

    Motion capture, voice and character performances, animation, and scene creation.

  3. Month 03

    Refinement

    Pickups, animation polish, picture editing, final sound, and delivery.

A proposed production schedule. Timing will evolve as the team and production take shape.

05 / CollaborateHelp bring the world to life

Let's make
this together.

I'm building REPLACED BY AI and would love to connect with people who want to help bring this 3D animated series to life.

If the project speaks to you, tell me what you do, share a link to your work, and let's talk about how we could collaborate.

adrian@replacedbyai.com

Where we can create together

  • Animation & charactersCharacter animation, motion capture, facial performance, and rigging.
  • Environments & lighting3D sets, modeling, materials, lighting, and rendering.
  • Voices & soundVoice performances, music, sound design, and audio finishing.
  • Story & editingWriting, storyboards, editing, and shaping the finished episode.

Have another way to contribute? I'd like to hear it.

What the pilot makes possible

A first episode.
A foundation for more.

A finished pilot gives viewers a complete experience to respond to. It also gives the team a tested production process, with characters and sets that future episodes can build on.

The aim is to grow the series through creative collaboration and a small team that expands as the work requires.

Elise in a warmly lit kitchen, a development image from the series

Join the project

Be part of
the next chapter.

Want to collaborate on REPLACED BY AI? Email me and let's talk.

adrian@replacedbyai.com Watch the concept footage