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Google’s new anything-to-anything AI model is wild
Google's new anything-to-anything model makes deepfakes in minutes. Here's what that means for your AI strategy.
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Why it matters
Google has released a multimodal model with significantly improved video generation capabilities, lowering the barrier to entry for realistic synthetic media creation—raising immediate questions about detection, authentication, and responsible deployment in enterprise settings.
The key facts
4 to knowGemini multimodal model enables video generation with minimal technical expertise
Model demonstrates 'anything-to-anything' cross-modal capability
Realistic deepfake creation now requires 'surprisingly little effort and know-how'
Published May 23, 2026 in The Verge
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Publisher excerpt: Just a stuffed deer having the time of his life. | Image: Gemini / The Verge Last year I deepfaked my kid's stuffed animal to make it look like his plush deer was on vacation. It was an experiment to see if I could re-create the events depicted in a Gemini ad Google was running, and I never showed…