In a blog post on Monday, Runway says its Gen-4.5 model can produce "cinematic and highly realistic outputs," potentially making it even more difficult to distinguish between what's real and what's AI. "Gen-4.5 achieves unprecedented physical accuracy and visual precision," Runway's announcement says. It adds that the new AI model is better at adhering to prompts, allowing it to produce detailed scenes without compromising video quality. Runway says that AI-generated objects "move with realistic weight, momentum and force," while liquids "flow with proper dynamics."
Last night I was flicking through a dating app. One guy stood out: Henry VIII, 34, King of England, nonmonogamy. Next thing I know, I am at a candlelit bar sharing a martini with the biggest serial dater of the 16th century. But the night is not over. Next, I am DJing back-to-back with Diana, Princess of Wales. The crowd's ready for the drop, she shouts in my ear, holding a headphone to her tiara.
Based on OpenAI's Sora 2 model, the Sora app and site devise videos in a few seconds based on your text descriptions. You can add audio to your video with both sound effects and dialog that sync up with people speaking. You can also choose the style -- anything from animated to photorealistic to surreal. Also: There's a new OpenAI app in town - here's what to know about Sora for iOS
The potential of Veo3 is huge, but so is the amount of power it consumes Most of us are now familiar with online AI platforms such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Anthropic or even Grok. They're becoming common for search queries, research, writing emails and lots of other things. But with the release of Google's Veo3, it's now as easy to generate hyper-realistic videos using just a text box on your phone or laptop.
