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The Role of AI in 3D Animation

Cascadeur's CTO answers animators questions

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Gabriele Romagnoli
Jan 13, 2026
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A single Cascadeur post on X triggered an uproar on social media.

From excitement to hatred, the community of professionals and creatives voiced their feelings, asked legitimate questions and tried to understand how AI is reshaping the work of animators.

To answer these questions, I talked with Alexander Grishanin, CTO of Cascadeur, who explains how Cascadeur defines AI versus machine learning, what is the state of the art when it comes to “procedural motion”, the ethical implications around training data and the impact AI is having on professional animation workflows.

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