Runway Meets the Big Screen

Lionsgate has teamed up with AI startup Runway to create a bespoke AI model, leveraging its extensive content library for AI training to optimize film production from storyboarding to special effects, potentially cutting costs and enhancing creativity.

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Twitch Enhances Broadcasts

Twitch is rolling out Twitch Enhanced Broadcasting, a new feature allowing streamers with NVIDIA's GeForce RTX or GTX GPUs to broadcast in multiple resolutions simultaneously, enhancing streaming quality and accessibility. Additionally, NVIDIA's AI audio enhancements, available through the Broadcast app, offer features like background noise removal, benefiting both streamers and general users.

Go Shorty

YouTube is integrating Google DeepMind's Veo AI into YouTube Shorts, allowing creators to generate high-quality six-second video clips and cinematic backgrounds. This move enhances creator capabilities, competing with other AI video generation models like OpenAI's Sora.

Del Torro’s AI Screensavers

Guillermo del Toro criticizes AI-generated art, likening it to mere 'screensavers' incapable of conveying genuine human emotions, emphasizing the irreplaceable value of human creativity in filmmaking. His comments highlight the distinction between AI's technical achievements and the emotional depth found in films crafted by human hands, exemplified by his own work on "Pinocchio."