Blaine Brown: Bringing Memes to Life

• Blaine Brown uses Luma Lab's Dream Machine to animate popular memes, transforming pictures into videos.

• Doge loses focus:

• Distracted Boyfriend’s curiosity gets the best of him:

  

• Success kid watches the waves:

Edmond Yang: Justin Timberlake Arrest

• Edmond Yang uses Kling AI to animate Justin Timberlake's viral DUI mugshot, making it look like he's downing a pint of beer.

• As Edmond notes, the AI-generated hands are remarkably accurate for a text-to-video model.

• Yang creates a lifelike video that showcases how easily lines can blur between reality and generated content.

Native Foreign: Toys R Us Ad

• Native Foreign partners with Toys R Us to premiere a 66-second promo at Cannes Lions Festival, created using OpenAI’s Sora.

• The ad features founder Charles Lazarus and his son with mascot Geoffrey the Giraffe in a dream sequence.

• Toys R Us CMO Kim Miller says, “There may be a holiday iteration of it coming soon.”

The Reel Robot: Creature

• "Creature" by The Reel Robot uses Luma Lab's Dream Machine for stunning visuals and Runway for lip-syncing.

• A rogue scientist's synthetic creature escapes, revealing a sinister medical secret and sparking a modern Frankenstein rampage.

• Great script and sound design enhance the film's character consistency and immersive experience.

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YouTube Talking to Major Labels for AI Music Deals

• YouTube is in talks with major record labels, offering lump sums to license songs for AI-generated clones.

• Previously, YouTube tested "Dream Tracks," allowing creators to generate unique songs in the style of artists like Charli XCX and John Legend, with the artists' agreement.

• The deals would allow AI to train on artists' music on a case-by-case basis, not as blanket use agreements.