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Netflix Publishes Generative AI Use Guidelines: Here’s What Is/Isn’t Allowed
Netflix outlines how AI can and can’t be used in production, stressing it won’t replace artists and requires approval for key visuals or talent replication.
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Morph T-Shirt Leads To U.K. Terrorism Arrest As Aardman-Themed Anti-AI Protest Confuses Police
A spoof Morph “Plasticine Action” T-shirt led to a protester’s arrest in London after police mistook it for support of a banned activist group.
Kartoon Studios Wants To Get Kids Into Crypto With Its New ‘Fully Produced In AI’ Series ‘Bitcoin Brigade’
Comparing the IP to Mario and Sonic, CEO Andy Heyward says the show ‘will inspire the next generation in blockchain-powered entertainment and education.’
A Live-Action ‘Moana’ Deepfake Didn’t Happen, But AI’s Hollywood Footprint Keeps Growing
Disney explored using AI in its feature films, including a deepfake Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson in the live-action ‘Moana’ remake, but cut it from the final film.
AI Animation Startup Animaj Raises $85 Million In New Funding Round
Animaj’s business model is unique compared to other animation AI startups because it is also a content company that owns and monetizes children’s IP.
Disney, Universal Sue AI Generator Midjourney, Calling It “A Bottomless Pit Of Plagiarism’
Midjourney founder David Holz has previously admitted that his product is “a big scrape of the internet” and that he has stolen hundreds of millions of images without permission from rightsholders.
International Coalition Of Worker Unions Declares Emergency Over AI Use In Animation
Over two dozen entertainment unions in Europe and North America are calling for action to prevent artificial intelligence from taking over the animation industry.
Lionsgate Vice-Chairman Michael Burns Claims He Can Produce Anime Films In 3 Hours With AI
The head of Lionsgate claims that making an anime feature is as simple as telling an AI software, “Do it in anime.”
Tonic DNA And Filmmaker Malcolm Sutherland Launch AI-Powered Animated Game Concept ’10th Life’
The Montreal-based animation studio, known for projects like ‘The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie’ and ‘The Bob’s Burgers Movie,’ is dipping its toes into AI-assisted production.
Cartwheel Co-Founder Andrew Carr: AI Tools Allow Animators To Be ‘Empowered To Make More Things’
Company co-founder Andrew Carr speaks about Cartwheel, a new AI animation tool developed with the help of Pixar animators and backed by Jeffrey Katzenberg.
AI-Driven Animated Video Generator Hedra Raises $32 Million
Money continues to flow into tech startups that have their sights set on eliminating every single last animation artist.
Jeffrey Katzenberg-Backed AI Animation Software Cartwheel Raises $10 Million
The company, which says its software will do for animation what “the iPhone did for photography,” also announced the hiring of two veteran Pixar animators.
AI Animation Tech Startup Cheehoo, Backed By Netflix Head Of Film Dan Lin, Raises $10 Million
The company wants to make the process of creating animation less expensive and complex.
Revenant Studio Releases A Statement On Its Approach To AI
The Scottish studio is among the few in our industry that is being transparent about its usage of AI.
NVIDIA Mined Hours Of Classic Tom & Jerry Shorts To Generate New AI Horrors
Researchers are touting these new AI-generated Tom & Jerry experiments as examples of how they can generate longer and more consistent AI video.
Cartoon Brew Weekly Livestream: AI Slop, CG/VFX Studio Closures, And The Future Of The Industry
Today we try to make some sense of recent developments in the animation world including the growing proliferation of generative AI slop and recent animation/vfx studio closures.
TVPaint Assures Users Of Its Animation Software That It Will Not Add Generative AI Features
“TVPaint Animation was made as a traditional animation tool,” the developer said in a statement. “As such, our goals will always be directed toward hand-drawn animation.”
Andreas Hykade’s New Short Mixes David Bowie With AI
The new film is a collaboration with the band The Sound of Money and AI artist Isabel Kohlhagen.
Pixar Creative Chief Pete Docter Says AI Could Be A ‘Game Changer’
Said Docter, ” I think it’s a great tool for people who know how to use it to say something about the human experience.”
Moho Animation Software States That It Doesn’t Currently Plan To Develop AI Tools
Developer Lost Marble says “this will continue to be our position, at least until potential ethical and legal issues are resolved in a way that does not harm artists.”
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