Google Introduces Veo 2

• Google’s Veo 2 is the latest AI video generation model, designed to create lifelike visuals and dynamic motion with unprecedented detail and precision.

• From photorealistic environments to abstract concepts, Veo 2 is impressing creators - here are a few examples of what it can do.

• Beekeeping:

• Cartoon girl:

• Pancakes:

Justine Moore: URLs in Sora

• When Justine Moore prompted OpenAI’s Sora with URLs like those for the New York Times, CustomInk, Neopets, and Waymo, the generated visuals surprisingly captured elements that aligned well with each brand.

• However, when she tried a newly created URL that didn’t exist at the time of Sora’s training, the outputs were generic and lacked any specific references, suggesting that Sora doesn’t conduct real-time web searches.

Darri3D: America’s Funniest AI Home Videos

• Martin Haerlin swapped the classic getaway car in Baby Driver for a Volkswagen ID.3 using a custom LoRA model.

• After training the model, he used inpainting techniques to seamlessly integrate the new car into the film’s iconic scene.

  Read his tutorial

Reid Hoffman: Artful Intelligence

• Artful Intelligence is a limited three-part podcast hosted by Reid Hoffman and Chris McLeod, exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence and human creativity, and examining how emerging technologies are reshaping artistic practices.

• In the third and final episode, filmmaker Paul Trillo talks about directing a fully AI-generated music video using OpenAI’s Sora.

• The episode chronicles his creative struggle, highlighting how poetic prompts, careful experimentation, and a willingness to embrace the tool’s unpredictable “hallucinations” helped him achieve success.

Odyssey Introduces World-Building ‘Explorer’

• With Ed Catmull joining Odyssey’s board, the company reaffirms a storytelling-first philosophy, advancing the frontier of “generative world models” for film, gaming, and beyond.

• Odyssey’s first model, Explorer, transforms simple images into fully realized, photorealistic 3D worlds, harnessing gaussian splats and enabling creators to edit and refine these environments in familiar tools.

• As Explorer evolves, Odyssey envisions real-time world generation, richer motion and detail, and a broader range of creative inputs, ultimately shaping new forms of entertainment and storytelling that transcend today’s creative boundaries.