Runway is a company that builds AI video generation tools. Recent coverage says Runway wants to turn AI video generation into a live stream, built on its frame-by-frame world model GWM-1, with uses seen in robotics and autonomous driving. It launched its first university course with NYU Tisch in December 2024, and its tools are used at RISD, MIT and Harvard. Ideogram 4.5 also lists Runway among its partners.
Runway Says Generative AI Moving Toward Interactive WorldsAt Bloomberg Tech 2026 in London, Runway co-founder and co-CEO Anastasis Germanidis said generative AI is moving beyond content creation toward interactive worlds people can see, shape and experience.
PearX Demo Day: 5 Startups That Caught VCs' AttentionTechCrunch attended Pear VC's PearX demo day and identified five startups that generated the most buzz out of 16, spanning spatial foundation models and local AI chips. PearX caps cohorts at 20 startups, invests up to $2 million, and keeps participants under wraps until demo day.
Ideogram 4.5 edits image regions without altering the restIdeogram launched Ideogram 4.5, which edits only selected regions while keeping the rest of an image intact. It offers native 2K resolution starting at 0.8 cents per image, with Runway, Pika and Leonardo AI already on board; an open-weight release is planned.
Hollywood studios seek AI-trained film graduatesHollywood studios are turning to film schools for graduates who already know AI video tools instead of training staff themselves, Semafor reported. Runway and NYU Tisch launched their first university course in December 2024, starting January 2025; Runway tools are also used at RISD, MIT, and Harvard. Netflix said generative AI featured in about 300 titles this year, and Google invested $75m in A24 in June.
Runway wants AI video generation to become a live streamRunway aims to stream AI video as users prompt it instead of waiting for finished clips, building on its frame-by-frame world model GWM-1, with uses seen in robotics and autonomous driving.
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