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Apple’s Keyframer AI Lets Users Generate Animation And Edit The Results With Additional Text Prompts
Apple has published a research paper which explains the advancements its making in the generative AI field with its Keyframer model.
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This AI Model Is Trained On Public Domain Stills To Create Mickey Mouse Images
The model’s creator admits its Stable Diffusion foundation is problematic, but says the public domain could provide answers to many ethical and legal questions about generative AI.
New Report Confirms Worst Fears: AI Will Disrupt Countless Animation Jobs Over Next 3 Years
The startling report makes one thing clear: generative AI is here today and wreaking havoc right now.
Lumiere, Google’s New AI Model, Creates Fully-Animated Video From Text And Photo Prompts
Lumiere advances the tech industry’s push to generate animation through artificial intelligence.
Artists Can Now Use Nightshade, A Tool That Corrupts Image-Generating AI Models, To Fight Theft
Developed by computer scientists at the University of Chicago, Nightshade confuses AI training models with bad data.
Japanese Tech Group Aims To Address AI’s Copyright And Ethical Issues With New Opt-In Generative Software
The Anime Chain Initiative believes that its blockchain-driven AI model will be financially beneficial to both AI users and the rightsholders of the training data.
Warner Animation Boss Sam Register Not A Fan Of AI: “I Haven’t Seen Anything AI Can Do Visually That An Artist Doesn’t Do Better”
In a roundtable, he added: “As an animation studio, I just think it’s important we protect the artists and the art form as long as we can.”
Tech Giants Say That Users Of Their Software Should Be Held Responsible For AI Copyright Infringements
AI developers say it’s not their fault that their machine learning programs produce copyrighted material, even though they are the ones who trained their systems on copyrighted materials without permission.
Report: Disney Asked Microsoft To Prevent AI Users From Infringing Its Trademarks
The key issue: Microsoft’s AI image-creation tools were generating a Disney-Pixar logo.
Warner Music Will Use AI To Recreate Édith Piaf’s Voice And Image In New Animated Biopic
According to the company, “AI technology trained on hundreds of voice clips and images” will
AI Will Cut Animation Labor And Production Time By 90% Says Former Dreamworks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg
“In the good old days it took 500 artists five years to make a world-class animated movie. I think it won’t take 10% of that three years from now,” he claimed during a panel.
Adult Animation, AI, And Distributors’ Wishlists: The Panels We’re Looking Forward To At This Year’s World Animation Summit
This year’s Summit runs from November 1-3 at the Garland in North Hollywood.
Move AI Raises $10 Million. Its Mo-Cap Animation Tech Requires Only An Iphone
The company’s aim is to “democratize 3d animation.”
View Conference 2023 Takes Flight With Italian Premieres Of ‘Migration,’ ‘Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget’
This year’s conference boasts an incredible speaker lineup and several panels of the impact of AI.
Tim Burton Weighs In On AI Copying His Style: “It’s Like A Robot Taking Your Humanity, Your Soul”
The director also bemoaned growing up in Burbank, recalled walking the halls of Calarts Naked, and shared his opinion on modern Disney.
SAG-AFTRA’s Video Game Actors Are Voting To Authorize A Strike
The actor’s union SAG-AFTRA could strike against video game companies if they can’t come to an agreement on the use of artificial intelligence in game production.
Tech Bros Want To Replace Storyboard Artists With Artificial Intelligence
Numerous AI tools have been released this year with the aim of eliminating storyboard artists. The animation industry needs to respond.
Commentary: AI Should Not Be Everything, Everywhere, All At Once
A prominent figure in tech makes a strong argument for why the public must take a stand against AI before it’s too late.
Disney Has An AI Taskforce That Is Looking For Ways To Trim Ballooning Production Budgets
The group will study artificial intelligence and how it can be applied across Disney’s many businesses, including production.
PBS Kids Unveils ‘Lyla In The Loop,’ A New Series Which Will Feature Interactive Episodes with AI-Assisted Conversations
The show, aimed at kids ages four-eight, will also feature a narrative about the ethical use of artificial intelligence.
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