The animated series 'Ted' is leveraging artificial intelligence in its visual effects pipeline. According to Variety, the production used AI to digitally transform actor Seth MacFarlane's likeness into Bill Clinton for an upcoming scene in season two. The show, set in the 1990s, features the former president as part of its cultural backdrop of the era. Despite the technical sophistication of the AI transformation, the production notes that animating the show's lead character—a photorealistic talking bear—remains the more demanding animation challenge.

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