AI image generators produce flawed images with floating objects and unnatural details, prompting calls for media literacy skills like source verification and reverse image searches to identify synthetic visuals, as no reliable free tool currently exists for automatic detection.
AI deepfakes manipulate media with startling realism, blurring lines between real and fake through generative adversarial networks, posing risks like misinformation but also offering creative potential.
Fashion brands including Guess ignite viral controversy by featuring AI-generated models in Vogue campaigns, with critics demanding boycotts over concerns about job displacement and unrealistic beauty standards while companies defend the cost-effective practice that industry experts predict will rapidly expand throughout fashion.
Adobe Photoshop unveils groundbreaking AI-powered tools that seamlessly add, remove, and harmonize elements in images, revolutionizing photo editing with unprecedented realism.
In a groundbreaking move, Imax embraces AI-generated films, inking a deal with Runway AI to screen ten AI-created short films from the 2025 AI Film Festival across its US theaters, signaling AI's potential integration into the theatrical exhibition industry.
Wan2.2, a new video diffusion model, unleashes cinematic video generation by combining Mixture-of-Experts architecture, meticulously curated aesthetic data, and an open-sourced 5B model with high-compression VAE for efficient 720P video synthesis.
Google Photos unveils innovative features including Photo to video for animating stills, Remix for transforming photos into anime or sketches, and a Creative Hub consolidating all creative tools like collages and highlight videos, enhancing the photo editing experience.
YouTube rolls out AI-powered tools for Shorts, including Photo to video, generative effects, an AI playground with pre-filled prompts, and SynthID watermarks for AI-generated content, empowering creators with cutting-edge AI capabilities while ensuring transparency.
In a groundbreaking move, Netflix incorporates generative AI into its production pipeline, utilizing it to create a building collapse scene for the Argentine show 'El Eternauta' 10 times faster, and plans to introduce interactive AI-powered ads by late 2025.
Decart, a startup, unveils Mirage, an AI model capable of transforming live video in real-time, generating 20 frames per second with low latency, enabling users to create and modify videos through an upcoming website and app.