👉 ElevenLabs enables creation of conversational AI agents

ElevenLabs has launched a new feature that enables users to build conversational AI agents. This new feature allows for the creation of highly interactive and personalized dialogue experiences, making it easier for companies to provide dynamic customer support and interaction. These AI agents can understand context and respond appropriately, improving user satisfaction and engagement.

👉 TikTok unveils Symphony Creative Studio to empower advertising

TikTok's Symphony Creative Studio is an AI-powered tool that simplifies video content creation for advertisers. It enables users to quickly generate and remix videos from product information or URLs, producing multiple TikTok-ready options. The platform features AI-driven avatars for personalized narration in over 30 languages, and a Translate & Dub Videos tool that translates voiceovers with lip-syncing capabilities. Additionally, the Video Editor uses generative AI to optimize existing content by adding TikTok-style elements such as captions and music. The tool also offers Your Daily Video Generations, which auto-generates daily video options tailored to users' past activities, ensuring fresh content consistently.

👉 Freepik releases an AI Video feature

Freepik just released their video AI feature. Users can engage in a simple three-step process: first, by generating an image or inputting their creative prompt; second, by selecting from various modes such as Luma Dream Machine, Runway, and Mochi v1, with plans to add Kling soon.

👉 Apple launches Final Cut Pro 11 with advanced editing tools and AI features

Apple has unveiled Final Cut Pro 11, marking a significant advancement in video editing for Mac users. This new version introduces intelligent features such as Magnetic Mask and Transcribe to Captions. Magnetic Mask allows editors to easily isolate subjects in a clip without the complex rotoscoping typically required, while Transcribe to Captions automatically generates accurate closed captions using advanced AI. Additionally, Final Cut Pro 11 supports spatial video editing, enabling editors to work directly with footage for Apple Vision Pro. The update also includes improvements for iPad users, such as enhanced touch controls and new content libraries.

👉 YouTube introduces AI song remixing feature for creators

YouTube is currently testing an exciting new feature that allows select creators to remix songs using artificial intelligence. The feature, called "Restyle a track," enables creators to input prompts describing how they want to alter a song's style. The AI then generates 30-second snippets that can be used in YouTube Shorts, promoting creative expression while ensuring that original artists are properly credited.

O2 and VCCP's creative agency have launched an innovative anti-fraud campaign featuring "Daisy", an AI-powered virtual character designed to waste scammers' time. Created in response to statistics showing 22% of Brits face weekly fraud attempts, Daisy appears as a convincing elderly woman, deliberately playing into scammers' tendency to target older people. The AI assistant, modeled after a VCCP employee's grandmother, engages scammers in lengthy conversations about family stories and knitting, sometimes keeping them on the line for over 40 minutes.

Developed with input from scam-fighting expert Jim Browning, Daisy combines various generative models and large language models to create believable, real-time interactions. The campaign, which includes social media content and collaboration with former Love Islander Amy Hart, aims to raise awareness about scam prevention while highlighting O2's commitment to protecting customers from fraud.

_{Credits: O2 / VCCP / Faith / Girl&Bear / Artlab}

Coca-Cola's 2024 Christmas campaign, featuring AI-generated advertisements, has sparked controversy and criticism. The ads, created by three AI studios (Secret Level, Silverside AI, and Wild Card) using models like Leonardo, Luma, Runway, and Kling, attempted to recreate the spirit of Coca-Cola's iconic 1995 "Holidays Are Coming" campaign. The main ad features rapid cuts of delivery trucks and brief shots of smiling customers, but viewers noted several technical issues with unrealistic movements, such as trucks' wheels not spinning properly, distorted proportions in city scenes, inconsistent background elements, and very quick cuts used to mask AI limitations. Notably, Santa's face is completely absent from the footage.

The production process revealed significant challenges, with multiple AI models required to achieve usable footage, hundreds of attempts needed for simple scenes, manual addition of text and logos, and particular difficulty with human motion. Critics, including industry professionals, argued that the AI-generated content was inefficient, potentially harmful to creative jobs, and lacking the charm of traditional human-created advertisements.

_{Credits: Secret Level / Silverside AI / Wild Card}

Vidu released a crazy new feature in their AI video editor, you now have the ability to input multi images references with different subjects or different angles for the same subject.

Let’s see how to use it 👇

Make sure the”Multi-Entity Consistency” toggle is activated.

Select your reference images (e.g., a living room, a woman, and a sofa).
Enter a description prompt (required) - for example: "a woman dancing in the middle of nowhere"

Note: Generation cannot begin without a description prompt

Duration: Choose between 4 or 8 seconds

Resolution: Select from:

Movement amplitude:

Aspect ratio:

Using Speed resolution:

However, the basic functionality of incorporating multiple elements works as intended

Another test case: Cybertruck with multiple angles:

Conclusion:

While the multi-entity feature shows promise, the execution needs refinement. Consider revisiting Vidu's capabilities after future updates. 👇

→ Try it now on Vidu

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