"This is an assault on artists everywhere. I encourage you to boycott BuzzFeed and any AI-produced or adjacent animation," Loryn Brantz wrote on social media.

"This is an assault on artists everywhere. I encourage you to boycott BuzzFeed and any AI-produced or adjacent animation," Loryn Brantz wrote on social media.

Loryn Brantz created “The Good Advice Cupcake” for BuzzFeed years ago. The company licensed the character for a new Amazon series—made with AI—without her consent.