# Blue Planet III includes rawer footage to counter AI authenticity concerns

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/blue-planet-iii-features-cloudier-footage-to-prove-authenticity-amid-ai-boom/
- Published: 2026-10-24T08:32:56+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-24T09:02:17+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/24/blue-planet-iii-cloudier-footage-prove-authenticity-ai-boom
- Topics: AI, Entertainment, Technology, TV

## Key points

- Blue Planet III leaves some murky footage in to emphasise its authenticity.
- Producers say no generative AI was used in the series.
- New cameras captured animal behaviour across five oceans.

## Summary

Blue Planet III will include some cloudier, less polished footage to show viewers that its remarkable underwater scenes are real, as concern about AI-generated images grows. Producers say no generative AI was used in the series, which returns nearly a decade after Blue Planet II and aims to show animal behaviour viewers have not seen before.

Filmed over four years across five oceans, the series uses new equipment including an underwater CCTV camera to capture dolphins using sea sponges to trap fish. Other scenes include 200,000 crabs feeding in formation and sea urchins sheltering under shells. The programme also covers ocean pressures, including warming seas damaging clownfish habitats and pollution, while using more local crews to reduce costs.

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