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Is AI video just a prequel? Runway’s CEO thinks world models are next
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Is AI video just a prequel? Runway’s CEO thinks world models are next

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  • The New York-based company has raised close to $860 million at a $5
  • 3 billion valuation, and its models are going toe-to-toe with the most well-funded labs in the world, including Google and OpenAI

AI-generated video has gone from novelty to creative tool almost overnight, and Runway has a front row seat to the shift. The New York-based company has raised close to $860 million at a $5.3 billion valuation, and its models are going toe-to-toe with the most well-funded labs in the world, including Google and OpenAI.   The technology goes way beyond [...]

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