New models and features in AI image, video, voice and music generation, from Midjourney, Sora, Veo, Suno and more.
OpenAI is gearing up to launch Sora v2 very soon, according to creative director Chad Nelson at a London keynote. The upgraded model can generate videos up to one minute long, adding image-plus-text and video-to-video capabilities alongside standard text prompts.
ElevenLabs just expanded its GenFM podcast creator to Studio, allowing anyone to turn articles, PDFs, and links into lifelike discussions between two AI co-hosts. Creators can edit the transcript, swap voices, and export the audio across 32 languages for commercial use. GenFM is also rolling out globally on the ElevenReader Android app.
AdCreative.ai just launched Product VideoShoot, an AI model that turns static product images into 16-second 1080p commercials. Powered by an ad-specific LLM trained on 840 million high-converting campaigns, it prioritizes performance metrics and brand guidelines over generic aesthetics. The feature is currently live in beta for Pro and Enterprise tiers.
Google just opened its flagship Imagen 3 generator to all Vertex AI customers, while launching video model Veo in private preview. Veo produces six-second clips from text or image prompts with localized editing support. Google is finally pushing its top creative models to enterprise clients, though Veo remains gated behind early access.
Hailuo AI just launched I2V-01-Live, a new image-to-video model built specifically to animate 2D illustrations. It delivers smoother character motion, subtle micro-expressions, and speaking animations across various art styles, turning flat concept art into lively video.
Fei-Fei Li’s startup World Labs just revealed its first project: an AI system that generates interactive, explorable 3D scenes from a single 2D photo. Users can navigate browser-rendered spaces with mouse and keyboard controls, complete with adjustable depth of field. It proves world models can maintain spatial consistency, though movement boundaries remain limited.
Adobe Research just unveiled MultiFoley, a video-aware audio generation method with multimodal controls. It lets creators transform sounds—such as making a typewriter sound like a piano or turning a cat's meow into a lion's roar—while automatically syncing effects to video timing. Why it matters: Foley sound design is notoriously tedious, and this could automate frame-accurate audio alignment.
A group called Sora PR Puppets just leaked access to OpenAI's Sora on Hugging Face, briefly letting the public generate 1080p video clips before getting shut down. The collective claims OpenAI exploited early testers for unpaid labor and PR hype rather than genuine artistic collaboration. Why it matters: Creator backlash and delays are making OpenAI's video ambitions significantly harder.
Stability AI just released three new ControlNet models for Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large: Blur, Canny, and Depth. These models allow creators to handle upscaling up to 16K, line art structure, and depth map guidance with high precision. They are free for non-commercial use and commercial use under $1M in annual revenue, supported by Comfy UI.
Runway just launched Frames, its newest base image model designed to tackle AI's consistency problem. It lets creators lock in a specific aesthetic and reliably generate cohesive variations across different scenes, from vintage 35mm photos to 70s anime. Access is gradually rolling out inside Gen-3 Alpha and via the Runway API.
Runway just launched 'Expand Video', an AI feature that changes video aspect ratios by generating matching scenery outside the original frame using text prompts. Stacking multiple expansions lets creators fake dramatic camera pull-backs and crash zooms. It is rolling out gradually to Gen-3 Alpha Turbo users.
Krea just rolled out Flux image prompts, allowing creators to condition their image generations using reference pictures. The added image-to-image steering is completely free for everyone to use.
Suno just launched its v4 music model, bringing much cleaner audio, sharper lyrics, and more dynamic song structures. The biggest crowd-pleaser is a new Remaster feature that lets you upgrade your old tracks to v4 quality with a single tap. The update also bundles freshly designed cover art to match your track's vibe.
Coca-Cola just rolled out its first-ever holiday commercial created with generative AI, and fans are pushing back hard. The 15-second spot modernizes the iconic 1995 holiday trucks but completely sidelines Santa Claus, with viewers criticizing the soulless, synthetic look. Why it matters: Even slick AI visuals can quickly backfire when a brand messes with beloved emotional traditions.
Casey Affleck just shared his hands-on impressions of Meta Movie Gen, calling the AI video model a game-changer for independent filmmakers without multi-million-dollar studio backing. While praising its ability to generate high-end worlds from text prompts, he cautioned that Hollywood must establish proper union guardrails before widespread adoption.
Basejump just revealed a Web3 social gaming platform powered by Action, an AI substrate that lets users generate game worlds and assets without coding. Backed by fresh funding from Community Labs and running on AO's distributed compute, the platform is scheduled to debut in early 2025.
InVideo just rolled out InVideo v3.0, allowing creators to generate and edit full multi-minute video clips in live-action or anime styles directly from text prompts. It uses a pipeline of third-party models rather than its own, with a paid tier priced at $120 per month for 15 minutes of generated footage.
Odyssey just raised $18 million in Series A funding to build generative AI world models using real-world data captured by human hikers. Equipped with custom 25-pound rigs carrying six cameras and two lidar sensors, the team captures 360-degree scenes to give creators fine control over geometry, lighting, and motion. Why it matters: Hollywood-grade world generation requires grounded physical depth that scraping web video can't replicate.
CreatorKit just teamed up with ElevenLabs to launch Emotive AI Actors, allowing brands to generate video ads where AI avatars match the script's emotional tone. By delivering realistic expressions ranging from excitement to calm, CreatorKit says video conversion rates climbed 16%.
YouTube just started testing an expansion of its Dream Track AI feature that lets creators restyle licensed songs for Shorts. Testers can enter a text prompt to shift a track's mood or genre, generating a custom 30-second remix that clearly tags the original artist and AI label. It could give creators an easy way to refresh trending sounds, though access remains tightly limited for now.
