Tags: AI video generation

Runway announced its new Gen-4.5 text-to-video AI model, claiming it delivers unprecedented physical accuracy and visual precision. The model reportedly handles complex prompts better, rendering realistic object motion, fluid dynamics, and a range of visual styles without sacrificing video quality. While rolling out gradually to all users, Runway acknowledges limitations in object permanence and causal reasoning. The release coincides with OpenAI’s own advances, including its Sora 2 model, which also emphasizes realistic physics. Both companies aim to make AI‑generated video increasingly lifelike and difficult to distinguish from real footage. Read more

OpenAI announced that its Sora video generator will now cap free usage at six videos per day, citing GPU strain and a desire to keep the service widely accessible. At the same time, Google’s nano banana pro image generator, part of the Gemini suite, is restricting free users to two generated or edited images daily, down from the previous limit of three. Both companies say the limits apply only to free tiers, while paid subscribers retain higher or unlimited access. The changes reflect growing demand for AI‑generated media and the technical resources required to support it. Read more

OpenAI has reduced the daily free allowance for its Sora video‑generation model to six generations per user, while Google has removed the five‑prompt‑per‑day cap on Gemini 3 Pro and limited Nano Banana Pro image generation to two images per day for free accounts. Paid tiers remain unchanged. Both companies cite soaring GPU demand as the reason for the tighter limits, signaling a broader shift toward monetizing high‑cost AI services. Read more

OpenAI and Google have reduced the free‑user generation caps for their AI services Sora and Nano Banana Pro, citing overwhelming demand. OpenAI now limits free users to six video generations per day, while Google has cut image generations to two per day, down from three. Both companies note the limits may change without notice and emphasize that paying users retain unchanged access. The moves are presented as part of broader efforts to manage resource strain and explore monetization options. Read more

OpenAI’s Sora is a generative video model that creates short clips from text, images, or video prompts. Built on a diffusion architecture, it starts with static noise and gradually refines it into coherent motion that matches the input description. Sora offers features such as storyboarding, higher resolutions, longer runtimes, and a cameo tool for personal likenesses. The service is integrated into ChatGPT subscription plans, providing a limited free daily allowance and expanded capabilities for Plus and Pro users. OpenAI has implemented filters to block unauthorized likenesses and is adjusting its copyright controls in response to industry feedback. Read more

OpenAI has started offering paid extensions for its Sora AI video‑generation tool. Users can purchase an extra ten video generations for $4 through the Apple App Store, supplementing the existing limit of thirty free generations per day. Company officials say the free quota may be lowered in the future as GPU capacity becomes a constraint. OpenAI also hinted at a broader monetization strategy that would let right‑sholders license their copyrighted characters, artwork, or likenesses for cameo‑style uses, a move that comes amid a trademark lawsuit from Cameo. Read more

A reporter undergoing IVF tested OpenAI's Sora AI video generator to create footage for an explainer on the fertility industry. While the tool produced a handful of usable clips, most outputs contained glaring scientific inaccuracies, nonsensical text, and visual errors such as misplaced anatomy and extra limbs. The experiment highlights current limitations of AI‑generated video for specialized medical storytelling and suggests that creators should approach Sora with caution until its capabilities improve. Read more

OpenAI has released Sora, an AI video generator that creates high‑resolution, synchronized videos from text prompts. The tool includes a moving watermark, built‑in metadata, and a "cameo" feature that can insert real‑world likenesses into generated scenes. While Sora’s capabilities are praised for creativity and ease of use, experts warn it could simplify the production of deepfakes and misinformation. Platforms such as Meta, TikTok, and YouTube are experimenting with AI‑content labeling, and tools like the Content Authenticity Initiative’s verifier can help identify Sora‑generated media. The debate highlights the tension between innovation and the need for robust safeguards. Read more

OpenAI announced new guardrails for its AI video‑generation tool Sora after actors, talent unions and the estate of Martin Luther King Jr. raised concerns about unauthorized deepfake videos. The company agreed that public figures must opt in before their likenesses can be used, and that representatives can request removal. The move follows complaints from Bryan Cranston, SAG‑AFTRA, and talent agencies, as well as public outcry over disrespectful depictions of Dr. King. OpenAI says the updated policies aim to give individuals greater control over how their images and voices are employed in AI‑generated content. Read more

OpenAI has stopped users of its Sora video‑generation app from creating AI‑generated videos that feature the likeness of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. after the estate reported a flood of disrespectful depictions. The move underscores tensions between generative‑AI companies and rights‑holders over control of public‑figure images. OpenAI said it believes families and authorized representatives should decide how a figure’s likeness is used, and it is working with the King estate to enforce those preferences. The decision arrives amid broader industry debates about copyright, opt‑out mechanisms for talent agencies, and ongoing legal scrutiny. Read more

OpenAI has introduced Sora, a new social media app that streams AI‑generated videos exclusively. The service is available as an iOS app and via its website, but users must obtain an invite code to join. OpenAI is initially rolling out Sora in the United States and Canada, giving priority to paying Pro subscribers. Once granted access, users receive four additional invite codes to share with friends. The launch comes amid a lawsuit from Ziff Davis, CNET’s parent company, alleging copyright infringement in OpenAI’s AI training practices. Read more

OpenAI has launched Sora, an AI‑driven video generation app that lets users create short clips from text prompts. The tool, powered by the company’s latest model, has quickly attracted a large user base, surpassing a million downloads in its first week. While experts praise Sora’s potential to spark a new wave of digital creativity, they also warn of its capacity for deep‑fake misuse and the broader impact on social media dynamics. The app’s design—ten‑second videos, infinite scroll, and a focus on AI‑generated content rather than personal uploads—has sparked debate about authenticity, addiction, and the future of online interaction. Read more

OpenAI announced two major updates to its AI video generation tool Sora 2. All users can now create videos up to 15 seconds, while Pro subscribers can generate clips up to 25 seconds and gain access to a new Storyboard tool that lets them combine multiple scenes. The upgrades aim to give users more creative flexibility and strengthen Sora 2’s position as a leading AI video platform. Read more

Google announced upgrades to its Flow AI video‑generation tool, adding new controls for shadows and lighting, expanded audio capabilities, and a feature that can extend or remove elements from a clip. The enhancements are tied to the Veo 3.1 update, available through a paid preview of the Gemini API. Users can now create videos using “Ingredients to Video,” bridge images with “Frames to Video,” and lengthen scenes with “Scene Extension,” all with generated audio. The updates aim to make AI‑generated videos look more realistic and easier to edit. Read more

Google has rolled out Veo 3.1, an upgrade to its AI video‑generation model that improves prompt adherence and adds the ability to convert images into video while simultaneously generating audio. The new model is accessible via the Gemini API and powers the Flow video editor, where it introduces features like Frame to Video, letting users upload start and end frames and have the system fill in the motion. While the output still varies in realism, Veo 3.1 marks a shift toward tools useful for professional video creation rather than casual social‑media content. Read more

Google’s Veo 3.1 AI video generator is rolling out through third‑party services, offering native 1080p resolution, character consistency across frames, and the ability to produce videos up to a minute long. The update adds multi‑prompt capabilities for multi‑shot sequences, cinematic presets for complex camera moves, and support for photos, illustrations, and cartoon characters. While not yet integrated into Google Gemini, developers can access Veo 3.1 via platforms such as Higgsfield, Imagine Art, and Envato. Read more

OpenAI introduced Sora 2 as a video‑generation model that blocks depictions of public figures by default, yet a loophole permits creators to insert deceased personalities into AI‑generated clips. The platform’s moving watermark aims to signal synthetic content, but families and fans are upset by the posthumous portrayals, exemplified by Zelda Williams’ public plea to stop receiving AI videos of her late father. OpenAI also offers a “cameo” feature that lets living individuals voluntarily upload their likenesses, with controls to revoke access and moderate usage, highlighting the tension between creative freedom and ethical safeguards. Read more

OpenAI announced updates to its invite‑only Sora app that give users more control over how their likenesses are used in AI‑generated videos. The changes let creators add keyword or scenario restrictions to their cameo profiles and make the watermark on downloaded videos more visible. The move follows criticism from copyright experts and recent legal challenges involving AI‑generated content. OpenAI’s head of Sora, Bill Peebles, said the company is also refining safety guardrails to reduce false negatives while addressing concerns from creators and rights holders. Read more

OpenAI’s Sora team is preparing to allow copyrighted fictional characters in AI‑generated videos. Bill Peebles, head of Sora, said character cameos are “on the roadmap,” while CEO Sam Altman announced a shift from the previous opt‑out policy toward tighter right‑holder controls and a forthcoming revenue‑sharing model. The changes aim to give creators more granular control over the use of their intellectual property in Sora’s video generation platform. Read more

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company will give copyright holders more granular control over how their characters are used in the Sora 2 video‑generation app. The firm also hinted at a future revenue‑sharing model that could reward rightsholders when their intellectual property appears in user‑generated clips. Altman explained that the changes aim to balance open‑ended creativity with the interests of creators and owners, while also addressing the unexpectedly high volume of video generation on the platform. Read more