Utopai Studios and DeNA Co., Ltd. have unveiled an AI-assisted animation partnership in Japan.
\n\nThe Entertainment Development Business Unit of DeNA will begin weaving Utopai’s storytelling AI system, PAI, into its experimental animation workflows.
\n\n“Japan is one of the world’s most important and influential animation markets, and DeNA brings a deep understanding of both its creators and audiences,” said Cecilia Shen, CEO and co-founder of Utopai Studios. “By integrating PAI into an animation-production workflow in Japan, we are building a model that combines new production capabilities with the artistry, judgment and authorship that define great animation. This collaboration is an important step for Utopai Studios in Japan and the foundation for a relationship we believe can grow significantly over time.”
\n\nPAI is already active elsewhere in the region. Huace Film & TV in China has built the system into its long-form content pipeline and is applying it to the animated series “Journey to the West: The Lost Five Hundred Years.” Utopai says the tool is also running on film and television projects in the U.S. and on international co-productions spanning Europe, North America and Asia.
\n\nUnder the Japan arrangement, a team of Utopai AI production specialists will sit alongside DeNA’s…
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