China releases first cartoon series produced with AI tools

The first episode of the 26-episode cartoon series titled "Qianqiu Shisong" was broadcast on Tuesday. The series is produced by the China Media Group (CMG) in cooperation with the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL).

Produced entirely with artificial intelligence, from art design to animation and post-production, the cartoon series is the first of its kind in the country.

A productive AI model called "CMG Media GPT," trained using content from CMG's audio-visual archive, was used in the production of a series, SAIL said in a statement on its WeChat account. 

This 26-episode animated series delves into the backgrounds of famous classical Chinese poems. Each episode, lasting 7 minutes, presents a tale in captivating animation inspired by the elegance of traditional Chinese ink paintings. The characters and settings transport viewers to the vibrant world of ancient China, where the poems were born.

The production utilized tools similar to Sora, a text-to-video tool launched by OpenAI, a U.S. AI developer.

It was noted that CMG Media GPT offers a cost-effective and efficient approach to character and scene design.

Source: Newsroom