YouTube introduced a significant update to its Shorts feature this Thursday. By integrating Google's DeepMind Veo video generation model, the Dream Screen functionality now supports AI video background generation, allowing for 1080p HD video output, greatly enhancing creators' short video production. The application of this technology is extremely simple and intuitive. Creators just need to open the Shorts camera, click the 'Green Screen' icon, select the 'Dream Screen' feature, and input the desired scene.

Recently, researchers from ByteDance Research Institute and Tsinghua University jointly released a new study, pointing out that current AI video generation models, such as OpenAI's Sora, while capable of creating stunning visual effects, have significant flaws in understanding basic physical laws. This study has sparked widespread discussion on the capabilities of AI in simulating reality. The research team tested AI video generation models under three different scenarios: predictions under known patterns and predictions under unknown patterns.

TikTok recently announced that its AI-driven video generation tool, Symphony Creative Studio, is now fully available to all TikTok business users. This tool will provide advertisers and content creators with an unprecedented creative experience. This intelligent tool, which integrates video generation, transformation, and expansion functions, aims to help advertisers and creators overcome the bottleneck between creativity and production, making the video creation process simpler and more efficient. Users can access the full suite of features at no additional cost.

Beijing Zhizhu Huazhang Technology Co., Ltd. announced that its CogVideoX series models have launched the latest version - CogVideoX v1.5, which is now open source. Since its release in early August, this series of models has become a leader in the video generation field due to its industry-leading technology and developer-friendly features. The new version, CogVideoX v1.5, has been significantly upgraded, enhancing video generation capabilities and now supports 5/10 second, 768P, 16-frame video generation.

Recently, Kling introduced a brand new "Custom Models" feature, a significant update that will thoroughly address the technical challenges of character consistency in AI video generation. Based on feedback from early testing users on the platform, this feature allows creators to upload 10 to 30 different video clips for model training, with each clip requiring at least 10 seconds. Unlike traditional models that rely solely on image training, KLING innovatively utilizes video materials as the training basis and even supports using AI-generated videos created by Kling for training.

Recently, the AI video generator Haiper AI officially launched its latest version - Haiper 2.0. This version supports sharper actions, stunning visual effects, and dynamic templates to help users create amazing videos. Compared to the previous version, Haiper 2.0 has been optimized and upgraded with two main highlights: first, it features more realistic motion effects and details; second, the new user-friendly templates make video creation simpler. The new template feature allows users to create videos with just a simple selection and click.

Recently, Zhipu AI announced that the video call API: GLM-4-Plus-VideoCall is now open for applications on the platform. This API is based on the model behind Qingyan video calls, capable of enabling video calls and multi-turn voice interaction across modalities, and is expected to become a new paradigm pushing the innovation of human-computer interaction.

Recently, AI video generation technology has garnered significant attention. To promote the development of this emerging field, Runway announced the establishment of a new film fund, planning to invest 5 million dollars to support the production of up to 100 original films. This is no small amount, especially for directors looking to leverage AI in their creative processes, as it presents a rare opportunity. Runway's '100 Film Fund' aims to finance projects that can apply their generative video models in the creative process.

After WeChat officially supported Live photos, Meitu's video editing app - Wink quickly became popular, achieving the third spot in the App Store in China. Wink meets the growing user demand for Live photo editing with its powerful AI video beautification feature, as well as the 'Convert to Live' and 'AI Animation' functions that allow one-click transformation of images and videos into Live photos. It's reported that Wink's 'Video Beautification' feature enables users to easily edit Live photos just like static images.

Duolingo, the acclaimed language learning app, announced two major new features at the recent virtual Duocon conference: Adventure Mode and AI Video Calls. This initiative marks a significant step for Duolingo in leveraging advanced technology to enhance the user learning experience. Duolingo co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn stated, "Our mission is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally accessible. These innovations are just the beginning of what we aim to achieve."

Recently, Amazon unveiled a series of impressive generative AI tools at its 'Amazon Accelerate' event, aimed at providing a better shopping experience for consumers and third-party sellers. One of the most notable features is the personalized product recommendations displayed on the Amazon homepage, based on customer preferences, search history, and purchase records. This means that the previous method of simply recommending 'similar products' will be updated to offer a wider range of product categories tailored to users' shopping habits, such as holiday events or sports.

At the recent 'Accelerate' conference, Amazon introduced an artificial intelligence tool called 'Video Generator', which has sparked widespread attention in the industry. This tool can transform static product images into dynamic video content, opening up new possibilities for advertising marketing. Jay Richman, Vice President of Amazon Advertising, stated that the Video Generator is currently being tested among select advertisers in the U.S., particularly in 'Sponsored Brands' advertising campaigns. He emphasized that this is a significant innovation that harnesses generative AI to ignite creativity and bring value to advertisers and consumers.

Alibaba Group's Tongyi announced that its latest developed AI video generation large model - Tongyi Wanxiang AI Video Generation, is officially online. This technology, with its powerful visual dynamic generation capability, can quickly generate video content with various artistic styles and cinematic quality based on text prompts.