
Creating a video from a picture or even a simple text prompt has become easier thanks to a suite of new tools from artificial intelligence startup Runway. The new features include setting which part of an image you want to animate and improved image generation.
Unlike generative photography, with multiple companies and models competing for attention, generative video is a relatively new field. Meta recently announced Emu Video, an AI model that could form part of a future Instagram or Facebook — but for now, the choice is limited.