"Knowing how powerful machine learning has become, it's just a matter of time before it completely takes over the animation industry." In recent years, deep learning has increased the modern scope of animation, making it more accessible and powerful than before. Artificial intelligence has become a shiny new weapon in the creator's arsenal. The advancement of hardware and AI has blurred the lines between virtual and real characters(eg: movies like Alita). Something that could have taken hours to perform by animators is being done by automation in minutes.

It goes without saying that the film industry has been revolutionized by technology. Although stop motion animation isn't as popular as it once was, it is also benefitting from technological innovation. Laika, the studio behind films like "Coraline" and "Kubo and the Two Strings," is using artificial intelligence (AI) technology from Intel to clean up its projects. The use of machine learning tools helps the studio cut back on what used to require thousands of hours of manual labor. It is yet another example of how AI can be impactful across every sector.

Laika, the stop motion animation studio behind films like Coraline and Kubo and the Two Strings, isn't afraid to embrace new technology. We chronicled how it used 3D printing to add a whole new level of detail to 2012 film Paranorman. Now, the studio has its sights set on something even more ambitious: Artificial intelligence. Laika has partnered with Intel to use machine learning tools to clean up artifacts that used to require thousands of hours of manual artist labor. As Jeff Stringer, Laika's director of production technology explains, the company 3D prints shapes for facial performances, which animators painstakingly tweak to create natural and emotive motion-capture characters.