Tencent Unveils AI Tool That Animates Still Images Via Text and Clicks
• Tencent released AI tool Follow-Your-Click that animates still images based on text prompts • Allows users to click part of image and enter text stating how they want it to move • More precise control than other image-to-video models that tend to move whole scenes • Collaboration between Tencent, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Tsinghua University • Part of race between Chinese tech giants to catch up to Silicon Valley in generative AI