New Short ‘Reflection Of A Reflection Of A Reflection’ Was Produced Using Images Generated By Stable Diffusion
AI may have been responsible for the imagery, but director Fabian Mosele put in serious hours constructing this nine-minute short.
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Stability AI Has Released Stable Animation SDK, A Text-To-Animation Tool
Users can can generate animation in one of three ways: text to animation, text input + initial image, or input video + text input.
Can You Use ChatGPT To Promote Animated Features? A Director Tested It Out.
Who’s better at promoting an animated feature: AI or a human film publicist? Director Ross Venokur attempted to find out with the release of his new film ‘Rally Road Racers.’
Animation Guild Parent Org IATSE Launches Commission To Guide Union’s Approach To Artificial Intelligence
IATSE president Matthew Loeb says its “critical that our union is at the forefront of understanding [AI’s] impact on our members and industry.”
Disney Vet Aaron Blaise Answers The Question: “Is AI Animation Going To Put Me Out Of A Job?”
The ‘Brother Bear’ director reacts to a recent viral video that claims to be animated using AI.
U.S. Copyright Office Says AI-Generated Images Do Not Qualify For Copyright Protection
According to the office, providing text prompts is not sufficient enough input to qualify images as “the product of human authorship.”
Genius Brands To Launch Its First AI Animated Series Next Month
The company is using ChatGPT, among other technologies, and claims that AI will also be used for images, voices, and animation.
Stable Diffusion Is Launching An AI Text-To-Animation Tool In Partnership With Krikey
Krikey says that AI animation can be “the foundation of the next creator economy.”
Zee Bashew’s Bittersweet Ode To ‘The Last Generation Of Working Artists’
“I hope that we as a society find a way to incentivize people to learn real processes still,” Bashew says in his film “AI Art – Automation. A Working Artist’s Take.”
This AI-Generated Animated ‘Seinfeld’ Stream Has Gone Viral On Twitch
‘Nothing, Forever’ went live on Twitch in December, and has been streaming non-stop ever since.
Netflix Faces Backlash After Using AI Software To Create Backgrounds For An Animated Short
Artists quickly dismissed the company’s claim of animation labor shortages and questioned the ethics of image-generating software.
Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Stability AI, Midjourney, DeviantArt
The suit claims generative AI art tools violate copyright law by scraping artists’ work from the web without their consent.
Stability AI Raises $101 Million For Open-Source AI Image Generation Software
The funding will be used to accelerate the development of open AI models for image, language, audio, video, 3d, and more.
Capitol Records Drops ‘AI’ Rapper FN Meka After Accusations Of Cultural Appropriation
Critics are condemning the character’s repeated use of the n-word, mocking of police brutality, and appropriating experiences of Black creators.
As The Debate Over AI Rages, Artists Are Already Using It To Illustrate Entire Comics
Using software like Dall-E and Midjourney, artists are creating comics without lifting a pencil.
Artist Uses AI To Create Photorealistic Versions Of Disney And ‘Simpsons’ Characters
If Disney ever decides to do a live-action “Simpsons” spin-off, it may look something like this.
Meta Has Created A New Tool To Animate Your Child’s Drawings Using AI
A new online tool can automatically detect, rig, and animate semi-abstract drawings of people.
Japan’s Toei Is Using AI Tools To Speed Up Animation Production
The anime titan has used tools to speed up coloring and convert photos into animation backgrounds.
Disney Researchers Have Developed An AI Facial Recognition Tool For Animated Characters
The Content Genome could help in-house artists, as well as serving “business intelligence.”
How ILM Turned ‘The Irishman’ Into A Game Changer For De-Aging Effects
Some takeaways from ILM’s vfx work that made Robert De Niro young again.
Chinese Government Debuts Photoreal Synthetic News Anchor
The AI-generated synthetic anchor was created with the goal of replicating realistic movement, facial expressions, and voice.
12 Cool New Pieces Of Animation Tech We Saw At SIGGRAPH 2018
Didn’t get to SIGGRAPH this year? Here’s a round-up of animation and vfx hardware and software announcements from the confab.
Could These Be The Next High-Tech Tools That Animators Use Daily?
The prestigious SIGGRAPH computer graphics conference will include several animation-related technical papers.
This Digital Producer Wishes He Had Never Shown His Work To Hayao Miyazaki [Updated]
Hayao Miyazaki does not like AI-generated animation.
Self-Help Author: Robots Are Taking Over So Learn Animation Before It’s Too Late
If you want to learn a new job in 3 months that’ll make you lots of money, this self-help author recommends animation.
