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Pixar's Pete Docter criticizes AI as 'boring' in entertainment, highlighting human creativity's irreplaceability. While AI lowers animation barriers, he views it as a tool, not a threat. Hollywood remains divided on AI, with concerns over job losses versus cost-saving potential, as seen in 2023's writers' strike.....

Bilibili (B站) announced the opening of its latest animation video generation model - Index-AniSora. This innovative technology brings a revolutionary breakthrough to the generation of anime-style video content, supporting one-click generation for various types of secondary anime style video shots, including dub series, domestic creations, comic改编 animations, VTubers, animation PVs, and meme animations, greatly improving the production efficiency and quality of animation content.

Recently, a trend of AI-generated action figures has taken over social media. Users upload their photos to ChatGPT, requesting that their images be transformed into miniature figurines called "Role Packs." These figurines feature the user's likeness and personalized accessories like coffee, laptops, etc., even including name and profession tags. This phenomenon has spread rapidly, sparking widespread discussion and attention. However, alongside this trend, artists are showcasing their hand-drawn talents as a counterpoint.

OpenAI recently released a new image generator that has drawn attention for its ability to produce illustrations mimicking the style of Studio Ghibli, but criticized by some users for lacking "soul." Meanwhile, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has fiercely rebutted critics, including Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki. Altman responded to Miyazaki's harsh criticism during an interview with tech founder and YouTuber Arun Mayya, openly refuting...

ByteDance recently launched its new AI project, DreamActor-M1. This project aims to replicate the functionality of Runway Act-One, utilizing advanced generative AI technology to transform character performances in videos into virtual animations with improved accuracy and expressiveness. This news has quickly garnered widespread attention from the industry and netizens, seen as another significant step forward for ByteDance in the AI video generation field. Technological Breakthrough: Ambition to Surpass Runway Act-One. According to publicly available information, Drea...

Recently, an innovative technology named LHM (Large-scale Human Model for Animation) has achieved a significant breakthrough in the field of 3D human body reconstruction, bringing new development directions and application prospects to the field. Reconstructing animatable 3D human bodies from a single image has been a highly challenging task, plagued by ambiguities in geometry, appearance, and deformation separation. Current state-of-the-art research mostly focuses on static human modeling, and these methods often rely on synthetic 3D scans for training, which greatly limits their applications in...

On March 17, Beijing Shengshu Technology Co., Ltd. announced that its video large model product, Vidu, has reached a strategic cooperation with Aura Productions, a renowned American animation studio, to jointly create the first overseas AI-original sci-fi anime series. This collaboration marks the formal integration of AI technology into the anime production workflow, setting a precedent for AI video generation platforms to participate in the creation of anime shorts and propelling the animation industry into a new AI-driven era.

ByteDance's AI-powered assistant app, Doubao, recently announced a new feature called "Bring Photos to Life." This feature aims to meet users' needs for animating old photos, breathing new life into cherished memories. The process is reportedly simple: users open the Doubao app, select the feature, upload an old photo, and describe the actions of the people or objects in the photo. After a short wait, Doubao uses advanced AI technology to transform the static image into a lively animation.

On February 18, Beijing Yue's Dark Side Technology Co., Ltd. announced the launch of the latest model, Kimi-Latest, on the Kimi Open Platform, aimed at providing developers and enterprise users with more powerful and stable AI generation capabilities. Since the public test of the Kimi Open Platform on January 31, 2024, the moonshot-v1 series models have been the core support for the Kimi Smart Assistant.

Autonomous truck company TuSimple has announced its completion of a transformation, officially rebranding as CreateAI and shifting its focus toward the generative AI field, including animation and game development. This rebranding signifies TuSimple's departure from the autonomous trucking business and its entry into a new arena. TuSimple's transformation comes at a time of ongoing turmoil for the company. Previously, the company exited the stock market in January 2024 and closed its U.S. autonomous trucking operations, transferring the remaining assets to China to fund the new business.

The Japanese government recently announced a plan to utilize artificial intelligence technology to combat online manga and animation piracy. According to data from the Tokyo Bureau of Cultural Affairs, there are currently at least 1,000 websites illegally offering free downloads of Japanese manga and animation. These sites are accused of causing losses of billions of dollars to Japan's cultural industry each year. To address this issue, the Japanese government has proposed a pilot program totaling 300 million yen (approximately 2 million USD). This program will implement an image and text detection system, leveraging artificial intelligence technology to surveil the internet.

Tesla has recently made significant upgrades to its humanoid robot 'Optimus', introducing a completely new hand design. This new hand features 22 degrees of freedom, with three additional degrees of freedom added to the forearm, making the robot's hands more flexible for performing more complex tasks. The newly designed hands use a soft protective layer covering the fingers and palms. This material not only effectively protects the structure of the robot's hands but also maintains good tactile sensing capabilities. This means 'Optimus' can perform better.

After an accidental encounter at a thrift store, former Apple engineer Alex Ruber and former Twitter and Asana engineer Parth Chopra joined forces to establish the second-hand goods search engine Encore, aimed at addressing the challenges consumers face in finding desired items within the vast second-hand market. This emerging startup has successfully been selected as one of the inaugural fall startups in Y Combinator's history. The two initially met on Y Combinator's founder matching platform, and later at an event.