The two projects are Bersama Majulah and Trace Project, stories set in a fictional Singapore.

Bersama Majulah is a short film about a National Day Parade with a deadly spore outbreak. It has familiar Singapore landmarks like Marina Bay and the Merlion. The film is produced by Edenstone, a Singapore AI studio.

The film was made by Joel Boh, with help from producer Chan Gin Kai and musician Dharma Sadasivan. It will be released on the series website on August 9.

The studio expects the film to cause public discussion and sees debate as a sign of cultural impact.

Trace Project is made by FizzDragon, another Singapore AI studio, and will be shown once at Golden Village VivoCity.

The hour-long film is about Lin Jia Jun, Singapore's first astronaut on Mars, after Earth collapses.

Both films have been criticized for their AI-made visuals.

On social media, some viewers called Trace Project 'AI slop' or 'backward', saying characters were 'lifeless' and had 'bad dialogue'.

Some people commented positively on Bersama Majulah's social media pages, while others reacted with shock.

On YouTube, one commenter said the film had 'bad directing, cringy dialogue, and an American accent'.

Pax Chen, founder of FizzDragon, defended Trace Project, saying it's an experiment and not perfect.

Chen said the film is one story from one person's experience and invites people to decide what they think.

Bersama Majulah's creator, Joel Boh, acknowledged criticism but said his film is not 'slop' and has a human soul.

Boh said the story and characters were written by humans before AI was used for visuals and production.

He added that humans controlled every stage of the process, from planning to the final cut.

The debate comes as AI filmmaking gains popularity internationally.

A US company, Runway, held its fourth AI Festival in July, and AI film festivals are scheduled for later this year.

Major film institutions still emphasize human creativity in filmmaking.

The Cannes Film Festival does not allow films mainly made with AI to compete for the Palme d'Or.

The film industry has opposed AI-generated creative work, with the Writers Guild of America East ending a partnership over AI films.

In Singapore, some people see AI as a way to lower costs and overcome creative limits, while others value human creativity and authenticity.