Fable Studio，因其病毒式传播的AI生成《南方公园》模仿视频而闻名，近日获得了亚马逊的投资。这笔投资将用于支持其新推出的流媒体平台Showrunner，该平台被描述为“AI领域的Netflix”。Showrunner允许用户利用其生成式AI模型创作属于自己的剧集，甚至可以将场景和角色插入现有剧集中。Fable Studio曾发布关于其SHOW-1模型的论文，该模型通过《南方公园》剧集进行训练，并生成了完全由AI编写、配音和绘制的20分钟风格模仿视频。尽管该视频在SAG-AFTRA罢工期间发布，引发了关于AI使用的讨论，且未经《南方公园》创作者许可，但Fable Studio现已将其商业化。公司CEO表示正寻求与迪士尼等好莱坞工作室合作，为平台获取IP授权。Showrunner目前提供免费试用和观看，未来计划推出付费订阅模式，以获取内容生成额度。

🚀 Fable Studio是一家专注于AI生成内容的公司，其最知名的作品是模仿《南方公园》风格的AI生成视频，该视频在社交媒体上病毒式传播，并在SAG-AFTRA罢工期间引发了关于AI在影视行业应用的讨论。

💡 亚马逊对Fable Studio进行投资，并将支持其新推出的流媒体平台Showrunner。Showrunner被定位为“AI领域的Netflix”，旨在让用户能够利用生成式AI模型，自主创作动画剧集，或将新场景、新角色融入现有剧集中。

⚙️ Showrunner平台的核心技术基于Fable Studio的SHOW-1模型，该模型通过大量《南方公园》剧集进行训练，能够实现剧本撰写、角色配音和画面绘制的全流程AI生成。Fable Studio也表示正寻求与迪士尼等好莱坞工作室合作，以获得IP授权，进一步丰富平台内容。

💰 目前，Showrunner平台处于Alpha测试阶段，用户可以免费使用和观看视频。然而，未来计划推出付费订阅服务，用户需要支付每月10至20美元的费用来获取生成新内容所需的额度，这标志着其从实验性项目向商业化运营的转变。

Amazon is investing in Fable Studio, the startup best known for a viral AI-generated South Park knockoff.

According to Variety, Amazon's investment (the amount of which was not disclosed) is going towards the startup's new streaming platform, Showrunner, which the company describes as the "Netflix of AI." Specifically, that means a streaming platform that lets users create shows with Showrunner's generative AI model.

In 2023, Fable Studio published a research paper about its SHOW-1 model that trained on South Park episodes and subsequently posted a 20-minute South Park-style clip entirely written, voiced, and illustrated by generative AI. Part of the video's virality was because it was posted during the SAG-AFTRA strike, which dealt with writers and actors negotiating protections against studios use of AI. The video was created without the permission of the South Park creators. Fable asserted in the research paper that it was an "experimental, non-commercial endeavor aimed at exploring the potential of artificial intelligence, voice synthesis, and deep learning technologies."

But now, Fable has launched a commercial endeavor with Showrunner that went live on Wednesday. The idea is for users to become the creators by generating their own animated shows or inserting scenes and characters into existing shows. Fable CEO and co-founder Edward Saatchi told Variety the company is pursuing partnerships with Disney and other Hollywood studios to license their IP for the platform.

The existing shows created by Showrunner include a Silicon Valley satire called Exit Valley that looks like Family Guy and a show called Everything Is Fine that has a Tim Burton-esque quality. It's unclear whether this is the result of licensing partnerships with copyright holders or from training data acquired without permission. Mashable has contacted Fable Studio for comment.

Showrunner is live in alpha mode on showrunner.xyz and Discord. Saatchi told the outlet that the platform is free to use and watch videos, but will eventually charge $10 to $20 a month for credits for users to want to generate new content.