AIEntertainmentNewsBlue Planet III is keeping the rough edges in the age of AIBBC’s Blue Planet III is keeping in shots that would normally end up on the cutting room floor to prove it’s real.BBC’s Blue Planet III is keeping in shots that would normally end up on the cutting room floor to prove it’s real.by Terrence O’BrienOct 24, 2026, 9:29 PM UTCShareGiftTerrence O’Brien is the Verge’s weekend editor. He’s covered the tech industry for over 18 years and knows a thing or two about synths.BBC’s Blue Planet III is looking to prove its authenticity by leaving in the less-than-perfect shots. Previous incarnations of the nature series were defined by their gorgeous, crystal-clear footage that seemed almost too good to be real. But one dead giveaway of AI is when things look too polished and seamless.
To counter that, Blue Planet III goes warts and all.Executive Producer Elizabeth White told The Guardian in the past, “the amount of plankton and things” floating in the water would have caused them to cut a shot. Or “we might have framed out a boat or a buoy or gone: ‘Oh, actually … the water conditions are not really good enough for this.’” Instead, this time they’re leaving it all in to show a more authentic, organic version of the oceans.The series features incredible displays of dolphins trapping fish by plugging holes with sea sponges, inter-species fish communication, and 200,000 crabs lining up in formation to feed. White says that real ocean creatures “are probably more remarkable than AI could imagine.”Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Terrence O’BrienAIEntertainmentNewsScienceTV ShowsMost PopularXbox’s first chief operating officer is out after just a few monthsThe first broken iPhone Duos are hereNow Google says it might use your Gmail and Google Photos data to target adsPeople are vibe coding their way to better TVsWhat to expect from Apple’s ‘Pro and tell’ eventAdvertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native ad
