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🎨 Image & Video Generation

Generative AI for images, video, and creative media — Sora, DALL·E, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and more.

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Importance:Newsimage generation app growth

Image-generation apps overtake chatbots in AI user growth

Text responses are useful, but images are instantly engaging. They can be posted, shared, and monetised, giving users a more tangible and social experience. Source: eastleighvoice.co.ke

Importance:LaunchAI video / avatar platform launch

DomoAI Launches Built-In Text-to-Speech and Integrates OpenAI's GPT Image 2.0 in Talking Avatar Workflow

SINGAPORE, May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- DomoAI, a Singapore-based generative AI video platform now used by more than 4 million creators worldwide,... Source: manilatimes.net

Importance:NewsGoogle Veo / AI video in ads

Google's AI creative push: Veo, text disclaimers, and the DSA countdown

Google's Ads Decoded episode on May 6 covers Veo video generation, text disclaimers, AI Max ad strength, DSA migration, and what changes before September... Source: ppc.land

Importance:LaunchAI audio/music generation from video

Sonilo, AI Platform That Generates Soundtracks Directly from Video Without Text Prompts, Now Open to Creators

Sonilo, an AI-powered video-to-music platform, has officially opened to creators. Source: mixing.co.kr

Importance:NewsAI-generated content / copyright

Did FBI Director Kash Patel use AI to rip off the Beastie Boys?

An analysis by NPR suggests that frames from an iconic music video were used to generate content for a tweet by the FBI director. Source: cpr.org

Importance:NewsAI image model app growth data

AI image models now drive far more app growth than chatbots

New data from Appfigures shows AI image model releases are generating over six times more mobile app downloads than text-based chatbot updates. Source: msn.com

Importance:NewsAI image/video growth trends

Why image and video tools are becoming AI’s biggest growth engine, not chatbots

The biggest AI upgrade is not text. It is visuals. New data shows that image and video generation features are now the strongest drivers of app downloads. Source: yourstory.com

Importance:OpinionAI music and video creative experience

I Made a Song and Music Video With AI. Can You Tell What's Wrong With Them?

I let AI handle the music and visuals. What I got back was technically impressive and creatively hollow. Ruben Circelli. & Ruben Circelli Writer, Software. Source: au.pcmag.com

Importance:NewsAI video/copyright controversy

Beastie Boys’ ‘Sabotage’ video recreated with AI in FBI director’s fraud takedown clip

FBI Director Kash Patel just posted a controversial promotional video mixing the iconic Beastie Boys “Sabotage” track with AI-recreated shots from the... Source: artthreat.net

Importance:NewsAI image misuse/copyright

Did FBI Director Kash Patel use AI to rip off the Beastie Boys?

An analysis by NPR suggests that frames from an iconic music video were used to generate content for a tweet by the FBI director. Source: houstonpublicmedia.org

Importance:LaunchAI video ad creation platform

MNTN Releases QuickFrame AI 3.0 with a Major Feature Expansion, Delivering TV-Ready Commercials in Minutes

Now out of beta, QuickFrame AI brings idea generation, storyboarding, editing, and iteration into one platform, enabling advertisers to create... Source: businesswire.com

Importance:Newsmarket trends

Image AI models now drive app growth, beating chatbot upgrades

Appfigures finds visual model launches generate 6.5x more downloads — but most don't convert that spike into revenue. Source: techcrunch.com

Importance:Launchvideo generation

Building Real-Time Video Agent from a Single Image with Runway Characters

How we built a real-time video agent from any single image — photorealistic human, cartoon mascot or fantasy creature — into a fully expressive... Source: runwayml.com

Importance:Newsimage generation models

Image Generation Models

Imagen 4 - Imagen 4 enters the generative AI space as an advanced image model focused on producing higher-quality visuals with improved detail, typography,... Source: trendhunter.com

Importance:Newsmultimodal AI models

Microsoft's new AI models go beyond just text

Microsoft is doubling down on AI models that aren't large language models. The company announced on Thursday that it's releasing three new models: brand new... Source: msn.com

Importance:Newsmarket trends

Image generation features supercharge AI app downloads

Image AI ignites app charts: Visual tools catapult apps up the ranks, but AI firms' eyes on enterprise deals leave consumer AI's future up in the air. Source: emarketer.com

Importance:Newsmarket trends

AI-image generation tools boost app installs, surpassing ChatGPT, Gemini chatbot updates

New image-generation models are reshaping the AI app market, driving significantly more downloads than traditional updates. A report by Appfigures shows... Source: firstpost.com

Importance:Researchdeepfake detection

Deepfake Detection Dataset Aims to Keep Up With Generative AI

With the rise of AI-generated content online, it's becoming more difficult—and more important—to help the public identify whether an image, audio clip or... Source: spectrum.ieee.org

Importance:NewsGoogle AI image/video tools

Google TV brings Gemini image and video creation to the living room

Google TV adds Gemini-powered image and video tools, Google Photos voice search and remixing, and a YouTube Shorts row coming to U.S. home screens this... Source: ppc.land

Importance:Launchtext-to-video API

Wan 2.7 Text-to-Video API: Balancing High-Fidelity Output with $0.08/sec Efficiency

Explore how the Wan 2.7 Video API, accessible via Kie.ai, balances high-fidelity 1080P output with industry-leading efficiency starting at $0.08/sec. Source: moderndiplomacy.eu