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:    • How the Emoji was invented (Full inte...  

My research folder for everything I used sans the interviews I conducted: https://arc.net/folder/25ADB427-12A1-...

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Special thanks: ✨
Camera assistance: @GxAce , @dinokuznikphoto , @joeallam
Set design assistance: @BrandonHavard
Sound balancing: @ellisrovin
Thumbnail: Tim McMahon
Animation assistance: Michael Emerick