I was intrigued by Google's new video-cloning Omni AI - then I considered the implications

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Last week, Google announced a new AI video capability that will either help creatives produce higher-quality videos more easily, or vastly increase the amount of AI slop on YouTube. I'm betting it'll be a mix of both.

Google announced Gemini Omni, a tool that raises the ability to create video via AI to an entirely new level. The company compared this announcement to the level of improvement in AI image generation achieved when it released Nano Banana.

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Nano Banana raised the bar considerably on what was possible with image generation. Omni purports to do the same with video. Omni has begun to roll out, but I haven't had a chance to play with it.

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