How AI Is Learning to Animate Like Pixar
Researchers just dropped Articulated Kinematics Distillation (AKD), a new way to teach AI to move digital characters with the finesse of a pro animator. Think of it like giving skeletons a brain—they use generative diffusion models to create smooth, lifelike motion. AKD cuts through complexity while keeping the physics real. The secret sauce? Score Distillation Sampling, which lets the AI fine-tune each joint like it's choreographing a dance.
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