How AI Stole the ✨ Sparkles ✨ Emoji

Lately, I’ve noticed companies smashing ✨ onto every new feature they claim is “AI-powered”. This annoys me, because the ✨ emoji is my favorite emoji, and I don’t want my use for it to go away. I set out to find out why this is happening, and wound up on the other side of the planet. ✨Enjoy✨ Watch my full interview with emoji’s inventor: My research folder for everything I used sans the interviews I conducted: Support me by buying my wallpapers: Special thanks: ✨ Camera assistance: @GxAce , @dinokuznikphoto , @joeallam Set design assistance: @BrandonHavard Sound balancing: @ellisrovin Thumbnail: Tim McMahon Animation assistance: Michael Emerick