Chinese artificial intelligence technology company CreateAI Holdings Inc on Wednesday released a white paper on the application and development of multimodal generative technology in animation production.

The white paper provides a comprehensive analysis of 2D and 3D animation production workflow, detailing the transformative impact of multimodal generative technology across critical stages, including scriptwriting, storyboarding and asset creation for the animation industry.

It said the animated film Ne Zha 2 leveraged cutting-edge AI generative tools to enhance animation quality, streamline production, and achieve widespread critical and commercial acclaim. The paper uses this landmark project as a case study, supported by robust data, to illustrate how AI drives cost-efficiency and creative innovation in the animation industry.

The white paper introduced CreateAI's video model evaluation system, the industry's first standardized framework designed specifically for animation. This system establishes benchmarks for video generation across six essential dimensions, setting a new standard for quality and consistency in AI-driven animation.

"Technological progress must be anchored in real-world applications and sustainable business models," said Cheng Lu, president and CEO of CreateAI.

"The future of digital entertainment will be shaped not by generic large-scale models but by specialized solutions tailored to specific industry needs. CreateAI is dedicated to solving animation industry challenges, redefining creative workflows, and empowering artists to amplify – not replace – their vision through AI."

In December 2024, CreateAI unveiled Ruyi, a proprietary text-to-video model trained on specialized animation and sci-fi datasets. Ruyi addresses challenges like frame consistency and style adaptation, delivering dependable, high-quality outputs for creators.

The company also launched the world's first AI video generation platform tailored for anime, comics, and gaming (ACG) content in collaboration with top Japanese animation teams.