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Pixar’s President Just Dropped an AI Bomb! Will it Save Animation… or Destroy It?
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Pete Docter, the guy currently steering the Pixar ship (alongside Andrew Stanton, but let’s be honest, headlines love a single name), recently shared his thoughts on a topic that’s got the entire creative world sweating: Artificial Intelligence. And, because obligations must be met, he also mentioned Toy Story 5. In…
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Say Cheese! This AI Turns Your Old Photos Into Mind-Blowing 3D Worlds
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Remember Stability AI? The folks behind Stable Diffusion, who almost weren’t? They’re back. This time, they’re promising to breathe life into your flat, boring photos with their new AI model, Stable Virtual Camera. Apparently, it can transform 2D images into “immersive” videos with, and I quote, “realistic depth and perspective.”…
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I Turned a Dumb Photo Into a 3D Video?! (Stability AI Just Blew My Mind)
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The future is here. Or, at least, a future is here. Stability AI, not content with merely rearranging pixels, has unleashed Stable Virtual Camera, a tool that allegedly transforms your humdrum 2D images into dazzling 3D videos. Prepare for your cat photos to orbit majestically. The premise is simple, bordering…
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Strawberry Superhero Goes AI: Chat with Karl in Real Time!
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The year is 2025. Humanity, teetering on the brink of total annihilation, isn’t facing nuclear winter or asteroid impacts. No, our downfall is far more insidious: unhealthy snacks. But fear not, citizens! From the saccharine depths of animated television emerges a beacon of hope…or, perhaps, a harbinger of our impending…
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Moho Stands Alone: Why They’re Refusing to Join the AI Animation Revolution
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The animation world is abuzz with talk of AI. Will it replace artists? Augment them? Serve them lukewarm coffee and ask them probing questions about their childhood? The possibilities are as endless as a badly trained neural network’s output. Toon Boom, industry titan, has already taken the plunge, integrating AI-powered…
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Nvidia’s Metaverse Just Got Real: Robots & AI Data Centers!
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Nvidia’s Omniverse, previously content with rendering your dream car in excruciating detail, has apparently set its sights higher. Gigawatt-scale higher. The company’s announced a slew of updates aimed at simulating entire AI data centers and fleets of surprisingly agile robots. Because, you know, reality wasn’t complex enough. The premise is…
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Tencent’s AI Unleashes 3D Magic: Is This the End for Game Designers?
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The AI arms race continues, and this time it’s in 3D. Tencent, not content with dominating your social feeds and gaming habits, has unveiled a suite of open-source AI tools designed to convert text and images into 3D visuals. Yes, you read that right. Soon, you’ll be able to type…
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Goodbye Pixels, Hello 3D: Tencent’s AI Turns Your Words into Worlds!
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The year is 2025. AI is either saving the world or replacing us all, depending on which doomsayer you listen to. This week’s addition to the digital menagerie? Tencent’s Hunyuan3D-2.0, a suite of AI models designed to conjure 3D visuals from mere text or existing images. Five models, all purportedly…