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Spider-Verse Co-Writer Slams NBA's AI Art Style as "Janky Rip-Off"

Chris Miller, co-writer of the Spider-Verse franchise, criticizes the NBA's AI system for imitating the films' iconic art style without permission and failing to achieve the same level of artistry. The NBA revealed 'NB-AI', allowing fans to activate "movie mode" and watch live games animated like popular films, such as…

Sora Sparks Fears of Mass Creative Destruction

Sora, OpenAI's new AI image generator, has the potential to negatively impact the careers of creative professionals like photographers, artists, animators, and filmmakers by automating work previously done by humans. There are concerns about misuse of the technology and lack of regulation. READ ARTICLE

TikTokers Unwittingly Birth New AI Tech

Alibaba created an "Animate Anyone" model that can animate images based on body movement keypoints, sparking debate about ethics and legal issues since it was reportedly trained on TikTok videos without consent. This case could set precedents for AI model training and use. READ MORE

Ponymation: AI Generates 3D Animal Motions from Raw Videos

This AI research introduces Ponymation, a novel method to generate realistic 3D animal motions from raw, unlabeled 2D videos without needing extensive data collection. It represents a breakthrough in efficiently synthesizing dynamic 3D animal models. READ MORE