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State-of-the-art video and image generation with Veo 2 and Imagen 3

Google just shipped Veo 2. Here's what it means for the video generation wars.

Reporting by Google DeepMind Blog 1 min brief
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Why it matters

Google DeepMind's Veo 2 and Imagen 3 updates represent a significant capability jump in generative video and image models, directly challenging OpenAI and other competitors in the multimodal generation space. For founders building video/creative tools, this raises the bar on what users will expect.

The key facts

5 to know

  1. Veo 2: new state-of-the-art video generation model

  2. Imagen 3: updates to image generation capability

  3. Whisk: new experimental feature/tool introduced

  4. Published Dec 16 2024 — recent release

  5. Google DeepMind source — credible, official announcement

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Publisher excerpt: We’re rolling out a new, state-of-the-art video model, Veo 2, and updates to Imagen 3. Plus, check out our new experiment, Whisk.
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