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Ray3 has multimodal reasoning abilities, according to Luma AI.
AI developers are pushing video models onto creative industries.
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Just a few years ago, AI-generated video clips were a laughing stock on the internet -- anyone remember the nightmarish video of AI-generated Will Smith wolfing down spaghetti? The technology has come a long way since then: Today, tech startups are competing to deliver generative AI tools which, at least in their vision of the future, aim to rival the quality of Hollywood production studios -- at a tiny fraction of the cost.
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In the latest development in that competition, AI startup Luma AI announced its new video-generating model, Ray3, on Thursday. Its other product, Luma Dream Machine, lets users create videos from just their photos.
The model is available now through Dream Machine. It's also accessible to paying customers of Adobe's Firefly and Creative Cloud Pro, who can generate unlimited videos through the model until Oct. 1.
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