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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.

According to LatePost, ByteDance recently made significant adjustments to its AI product department, Flow. The social companionship AI product, Cat Box, has a new leader. The previous head, Liang Chenqi, has left the company, and has been replaced by Xi Yuan (codename), the former head of Xinghui. Meanwhile, the Xinghui team, which develops AI camera and image generation applications, is slated to merge into the Doubao App, under the unified management of Doubao App's head, Lu You (codename). The Flow department is headed by Zhu Jun and includes Doubao, Cat Box, Xinghui, Doubao Aixue, and G.

Anthropic recently released a comprehensive best practices guide for Claude Code, providing developers with a low-level, command-line interface (CLI)-centric tool to seamlessly integrate the Claude large language model into their daily programming tasks. Based on Anthropic's internal best practices, this guide emphasizes flexible, secure, and efficient coding patterns, offering valuable guidance for engineers looking to incorporate AI into their existing development environments.

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.

According to Phoenix Technology, Luo Yihang recently joined Shengshu Technology as CEO, assuming full responsibility for the company's R&D, product development, commercialization, and team management. Holding a doctorate in Automation from Tsinghua University, he has over a decade of experience in cloud computing and AI, possessing a strong technical background and commercialization expertise. Before joining Shengshu Technology, Luo served as the head of ByteDance's Volcano Engine AI application product line, reporting directly to the president of Volcano Engine. It's understood that he built this product line from the ground up, overseeing numerous AI-related products and managing a team of hundreds. Previously, he also participated in...

Recently, Luo Yonghao's AR startup, Thin Red Line, announced its official launch of spring recruitment for 2025, attracting considerable attention. The company's currently open full-time positions are all for Product Managers, including Senior Software Product Manager, AI Software Product Manager, IM Software Product Manager, BI Data Product Manager, and Commercialization Product Manager. Locations are in Shanghai and Beijing, though specific salary ranges haven't been publicly disclosed. According to industry media outlet 36Kr, Luo Yonghao's latest...

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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.