Blue Planet III features cloudier footage to prove authenticity. Jack Bootle, the head of specialist factual commissioning at the BBC, said, "every frame of the series is real photography." The team used innovative cameras over four years to capture rare animal behavior, ensuring the show remains completely free of generative AI.
Elizabeth White, the executive producer of Blue Planet III, said that the rise of AI has made them want to be even more authentic.
She emphasized that the creatures filmed in deep ocean are probably more remarkable than anything AI could imagine.
White also explained how they have changed their approach over time, now embracing elements like plankton and other things in water sequences that were previously excluded for not meeting certain standards.
Jack Bootle, the head of specialist factual commissioning at the BBC, has assured journalists that no generative AI was used in Blue Planet III.
He emphasized that every frame of the series is real photography.
Bootle also noted that we are living in a golden age of natural history-making and this series features novel behavior not seen before.
The production team of Blue Planet III has employed a range of innovative filming techniques over four years across five oceans.
These include a "mini-dome" camera to track an octopus, a "deep-sea selfie stick," and camera operators on leg-mounted scooters for immersive diving footage.
They even used lasers to film deep-sea creatures. All these innovations were led by the show's producer and director Yoland Bosiger.
Blue Planet III also captures some never-before-seen animal behavior, like dolphins using sea sponges to block holes in coral and trap fish.
The footage was captured with an underwater CCTV camera, a first for this series.
Other remarkable behaviors include grouper communicating with another species of fish, 200,000 crabs lining up in formation to feed, and sea urchins using shells as sun hats.