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Gizmodo
11 hours ago
- Business
- Gizmodo
After Deepfaking YouTube, Google's Veo 3 Could Slop-ify Video Games Next
Google's new video generator is out in full force, and I don't know about you, but my feeds are full of examples of what it can (and sometimes can't) do. I've already covered how it's deepfaking smooth-brain YouTube content, half-baked Michael Bay bulls**t, and absurd pharma ads, but there's another category I haven't talked about yet, and it's potentially a lot more impactful than the former uses. Sorry, gamers, but Veo 3 (and likely other video generators) might be on a collision course with your AAA games next. Veo 3 does video games really well. It's like you can explore new worlds already. Prompts are all variations of: > a third-person open world video game walking around… > an fps video game in/on a… — fofr (@fofrAI) May 22, 2025 One area that Veo 3 is surprisingly functional at is generating fake gameplay footage of nonexistent AAA games, which—if you'll allow me to turn my brain off for a moment—is pretty entertaining. Above are the results of a prompt that asks Veo 3 to generate a third-person open-world game in different settings, including some realistic Grand Theft Auto-style generations, some sci-fi, some fantasy, and one that looks an awful lot like The Last of Us. Copyright concerns aside, it's pretty neat! It makes sense, given the never-ending stream of gaming content that Google might have at its disposal through YouTube, that Veo 3 would be able to spit out some kind of facsimile of a AAA game. That's not the part that really intrigues me; it's that people are already taking those generations and running with them. Below is an example from a 3D designer who goes by Lovis Odin on X demonstrating how Veo 3's outputs can be integrated into a workflow that takes the AI video generator's text-to-video powers and makes them even more granular. Google Veo3 creates beautiful base videos, but what if that's not enough? I built a @ComfyUI workflow that takes it further: 🏗 New structure with Flux (LoRA arch) 📦 Turned into 3D with Hunyuan3d 2 🔁 Integrated + relight via Flux, Controlnet, Denoise and Redux 🎞️ Finalized the… — Lovis Odin (@OdinLovis) May 27, 2025 Using a few other tools in tandem with Veo 3, Odin takes an initial video prompt and then adds a structure that is rendered into 3D and is then fully customizable. Sure, Veo 3 can add objects on its own, but as Odin notes, what separates this workflow from your typical text-to-video prompt is the granularity. As good as text-based prompts can be, they're also kind of a huge pain in the ass if you want something specific, which makes them less ideal for real, professional workflows. Odin's workflow isn't solely focused on games, to be clear—this is the type of thing that could be applied to really any generative video—but it feels especially practical for game development. Think about it: you have an idea, you generate the look with Veo 3, customize it with other 3D tools, and then (though this part isn't included in Odin's workflow) you bring it to life with AI-generated code. Obviously, this last part is the biggest piece of the puzzle, and generative AI isn't quite at the level of being able to properly code AAA games yet, but that doesn't mean we aren't trending in that direction. People are already well along on their journey to 'vibe coding' simple games, but something tells me that's just the beginning. Google itself already broached the idea of generatively coded games back in 2023, stating in a blog post on generative AI and gaming that 'creating content is one of—if not the largest—expenses that games can incur.' The blog also said, 'According to the UK's CMA, blockbuster games can have development budgets well over $100 million… AI allows developers to leverage this new technology in a way which is respectful of intellectual property while protecting one's own proprietary data.' To summarize Google, if I may, game development is expensive and time-consuming, and they see big potential in reducing the labor costs of games, copyright be damned. Is that surprising? No, not at all. AI, if we're to believe the hype, appears to be a labor-reducing force across the board in lots of industries, games included. What is surprising, however, is that the progress in that direction might be coming faster than we think, and if it's really here, that could be bad news for the real, extremely overworked people of the games industry and potentially bad news for games themselves. As vast as the potential for augmentative AI may be, the potential for AI slop is just as high, and unfortunately, there's nothing special about the games industry that would prevent that same slop-like ripple from taking effect. I've learned not to sound the alarms too early—things happen in the tech world, and they happen fast. Maybe in the not-so-distant future, we'll wake up and realize this whole AI thing was just a passing fad, but if there's one thing that's for sure, it's that we'll likely find that out the hard way through a lot of Fortnite plagiarism.
Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Alphabet (GOOG) Has Multiple, Positive Catalysts, Stock Researcher Says
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG)'s new, popular video technology, along with its huge user base and leverage to the blockchain, make GOOG stock attractive, stock researcher Jessica Inskip told Schwab Network recently. Inskip is the Director of Investor Research at Last weekend, there was a "surge" of interest in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG)'s new, AI-powered video technology, Veo3, Inskip reported. Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG)'s decision to release the technology was "a brilliant PR move because the videos really provided in-depth clarity," she said. Meanwhile, Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has 15 products with over 500 million users each, and all of them feature its Gemini AI system, the researcher noted. Finally, Alphabet (GOOG) is "part of blockchain infrastructure," and blockchain infrastructure can be built using Google Cloud, according to Inskip, who's very bullish on the blockchain. In the last month, the shares have gained 7%, while they have retreated 4% in the last three months. While we acknowledge the potential of GOOG as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and have limited downside risk. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than GOOG and that has 100x upside potential, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock. READ NEXT: 20 Best AI Stocks To Buy Now and 30 Best Stocks to Buy Now According to Billionaires. Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey. Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Alphabet (GOOG) Has Multiple, Positive Catalysts, Stock Researcher Says
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG)'s new, popular video technology, along with its huge user base and leverage to the blockchain, make GOOG stock attractive, stock researcher Jessica Inskip told Schwab Network recently. Inskip is the Director of Investor Research at Last weekend, there was a "surge" of interest in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG)'s new, AI-powered video technology, Veo3, Inskip reported. Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG)'s decision to release the technology was "a brilliant PR move because the videos really provided in-depth clarity," she said. Meanwhile, Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has 15 products with over 500 million users each, and all of them feature its Gemini AI system, the researcher noted. Finally, Alphabet (GOOG) is "part of blockchain infrastructure," and blockchain infrastructure can be built using Google Cloud, according to Inskip, who's very bullish on the blockchain. In the last month, the shares have gained 7%, while they have retreated 4% in the last three months. While we acknowledge the potential of GOOG as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and have limited downside risk. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than GOOG and that has 100x upside potential, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock. READ NEXT: 20 Best AI Stocks To Buy Now and 30 Best Stocks to Buy Now According to Billionaires. Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
We Made This Film With AI. It's Wild and Slightly Terrifying.
AI tools like Google's Veo 3 and Runway can now create strikingly realistic video. WSJ's Joanna Stern and Jarrard Cole put them to the test in a film made almost entirely with AI. Watch the film and then see how they did it. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Indian Express
a day ago
- Business
- Indian Express
‘AI won't make us lazy, it'll make us smarter': Google DeepMind CEO on learning and future of coding
Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, firmly believes that AI is going to transform education, coding and even drug discovery. In his recent podcast interview with Rowan Cheung, the founder of The RundownAI, Hassabis spoke about the biggest announcements, the AI as a companion conundrum, and how the next decade of technology will shape considering the rapid advancements in AI. The CEO asserted that AI is here to make us smarter. Last week, Google unveiled a plethora of AI applications at the Google I/O 2025. The search giant which is briskly moving forward in AI advancements showed a range of possibilities with its new AI Mode in Search to its universal AI assistant – Project Astra. Talking about the things that most excite him from Google I/O 2025, Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, said, 'If I had to pick a top three: Gemini 2.5 Pro DeepThink is a super frontier model on reasoning… Veo 3 is the first time we've combined audio and video… And Flash is probably going to surprise a lot of people.' Hassabis placed Gemini 2.5 Pro DeepThink at the top of the list, terming it a 'super frontier model on thinking'. He shared that Google's Veo 3 is the most advanced video generation model ever. 'It's the first time we've combined audio and video together—and we've made big strides in improving video quality,' he said. The CEO rounded up his top picks by describing Gemini Flash as a faster, lightweight model for mobile and embedded devices. Hassabis also mentioned Gemini Diffusion, which is a research milestone in speed and image generation. At Google I/O, perhaps one of the major highlights was Project Astra, which is an evolving AI assistant programmed to be proactive and multimodal and to be operational across phones and wearable devices. However, proactivity also comes with some challenges. 'You want something to be helpful, not annoying,' Hassabis explained. 'It's a complex research problem, understanding when you're busy, whether you're speaking to the assistant or a human, even your physical context.' According to him, getting it right is critical for the universal assistant vision, especially as Google works towards memory-sharing across devices. 'That's firmly on the roadmap in the following months,' he confirmed. Since big tech and AI startups are working towards making AI more personalised, the way people interact with these systems is bound to change. The Nobel Prize laureate acknowledged that users are likely to form bonds with their AI assistants. 'It's clear users want systems that know them well, understand their preferences, and carry on conversations from yesterday. But we'll also have to think about things like upgrades, especially after people spend time training their assistant.' He said that assistants could become indispensable not just for casual users but in professional workflows. When asked if overreliance on AI tools makes a user lazier or dumb, the CEO said he does not think of it that way. 'It's about teaching the next generation how to make the best use of these tools. They're already part of education, so let's embrace it and use it for better learning.' Hassabis is particularly optimistic about the potential of AI in education, especially through Google's LearnLM initiative. He told the host that with LearnLM, one could create flashcards on the fly, get suggestions on YouTube videos tailored to what they may be struggling with and even help them identify gaps in their understanding. When asked what advice he would give to educators on tailoring curriculum around AI, not as a replacement but as a tool, Hassabis reasoned that curricula need to evolve rapidly. 'Personalised learning where a student learns in class and continues at home with an AI tutor could be incredibly powerful.' He views AI as a tool to democratise education globally: 'You could bring much higher-quality learning to poorer parts of the world that don't have good education systems.' During the interview, Cheung mentioned that one area where AI is dramatically impacting has been software development, especially with the emergence of tools like Jules and Vibe coding. With these tools, AI is writing most of the code. In this scenario, Hassabis was asked, What makes for a good developer? The Google DeepMind executive responded, saying, 'I think the next era will be a creative one… Top engineers will be 10x more productive because they'll understand what the AI is doing and give better instructions. And hobbyists will get access to powerful tools previously out of reach.' Hassabis went on to predict that natural language could become the next programming language. 'When I started, I was coding in assembly. Then came C, Python… Now, natural language might be the final step.' On a similar tangent, if coding becomes easy, how will startups stay competitive? To this, Hassabis said that the competitive edge could come from 'distribution, execution speed, or deep vertical integration with specialist data.' Hassabis believes that hybrid AI systems will rise in importance, pointing at AlphaFold, the AI model that combines deep learning with biology and physics. The CEO, in a segment from 60 Minutes, claimed that AI may help cure all diseases in the next decade. When asked what he meant, he clarified that he meant AI could design hundreds of potential drugs. However, regulatory approval will still take time, but the possibilities are real. He explained that when early AI-designed drugs are validated and back-tested for safety and efficacy, regulations might evolve to trust AI predictions more. 'We've done it before,' he said, referencing AlphaFold. 'Mapping one protein used to take a PhD student five years. AlphaFold mapped 200 million in a single year. That's a billion years of PhD time saved.' In his short conversation, the Google DeepMind boss made it clear that AI is not just changing software; it is essentially redefining how we learn, work and treat disease. The 48-year-old British scientist is known to be a chess prodigy. He was knighted in 2023 for his services to AI. In 2024, Hassabis and John Jumper won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on AlphaFold, an AI system that predicts 3D protein structures. He co-founded DeepMind in 2010 with a mission to build Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). While most people perceive AGI to be smarter than humans, Hassabis defines it as systems that can do anything the human brain can do. Bijin Jose, an Assistant Editor at Indian Express Online in New Delhi, is a technology journalist with a portfolio spanning various prestigious publications. Starting as a citizen journalist with The Times of India in 2013, he transitioned through roles at India Today Digital and The Economic Times, before finding his niche at The Indian Express. With a BA in English from Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara, and an MA in English Literature, Bijin's expertise extends from crime reporting to cultural features. With a keen interest in closely covering developments in artificial intelligence, Bijin provides nuanced perspectives on its implications for society and beyond. ... Read More
