Moho Animation Software States That It Doesn’t Currently Plan To Develop AI Tools

Lost Marble, the developer of the vector-based 2d animation software Moho, has indicated that it does not have any immediate plans to develop any artificial intelligence capabilities for its animation software.

The company said in a statement that “this will continue to be our position, at least until potential ethical and legal issues are resolved in a way that does not harm artists.”

The statement went on to say further:

There are many issues surrounding generative AI. These include ethical dilemmas about what it means to be an artist and how tools should help them, legal issues related to the power supply of AI models, a lack of clarity in defining who is the creator of something generated with AI, and many other issues.

We constantly listen to animators’ feedback and have big plans for the future. All the ideas we are considering relate to tools that help artists create their own artwork, with their own artistic perspective.

We believe there are no magical ways for creating art or for developing software. Just like creating art, building tools also requires a lot of work, human thinking and creativity.

In the same way we haven’t used AI in the development of Smart Bones, Line Boil, our Brush engine, Liquid Shapes and every single feature Moho has, we will continue improving our software in the best way we know: listening to the artists, being innovative and looking for new ways to think about 2d animation.

Moho will continue to be a tool for artists. We still believe that the future is 2d. And it is also human.

Moho’s statement comes close on the heels of Toon Boom’s launch of a new suite of AI-powered productivity solutions for its 2d animation programs Storyboard Pro and Harmony. In addition, younger companies like Animaj are developing new toolsets for AI-powered animation production.

While Moho is not as prevalent in large-scale studio production as Toon Boom, it has been used by studios like Cartoon Saloon (on productions including Puffin Rock, Wolfwalkers, and The Breadwinner), Cub Animation’s A Door to Othertown, and various Dreamworks Animation TV series (Dawn Of The Croods, All Hail King Julien). Below is a reel from an artist who used Moho at Dreamworks: