Hi Creatives! 👋 

Welcome to this week's edition, which is focused on recent advancements in AI tools designed to streamline your filmmaking and visual content creation processes. We'll explore notable updates from OpenAI, Google, Freepik, and more, each equipped to enhance your creative workflow.

This Week’s Highlights:

• 🚀 Google's Veo 3—Now Inside Freepik! 

• 🎨 FLUX Kontext

• 🎥 Freepik has Kling AI 2.1 now!

• ⚡️ Runway Gen-4 Reference

• 🎙️ Voice Gets a Glow-Up: Meet ElevenLabs V3 (Alpha)

• 🎨 Big News in AI & Design: Jony Ive Joins OpenAI!

• 🧠 ChatGPT's as Your Creative Assistant

• 🗓️ Gemini's Got a New Trick: Scheduled Tasks

Google's Veo 3—Now Inside Freepik! 🚀

Google's latest AI video tool, Veo 3, has officially arrived at Freepik, loaded with features you're going to love.

Here's What's New:

✨ Precision at its Finest:

• Veo 3 is Google's most accurate AI video model yet, promising stunningly realistic visuals that capture even the subtlest details.

🎧 Integrated Audio :

• It's not just about visuals anymore. Veo 3 has built-in audio capabilities, ensuring your videos sound just as impressive as they look.

📸 Cinematic Movements and Effects:

• Now featuring lifelike camera movements and professional-grade effects right within Freepik, creating polished and dynamic content is easier than ever.

This integration into Freepik empowers designers, filmmakers, and storytellers to effortlessly craft visually stunning, high-quality videos—all within one intuitive platform. Streamline your workflow and boost your creativity without juggling multiple tools.

🎨FLUX Kontext

Developed by Black Forest Labs, FLUX Kontext is a cutting-edge AI model now integrated into Freepik's AI Suite, allowing you to edit images using simple text prompts. Whether you're a designer, marketer, or content creator, you can now make precise edits without the need for traditional graphic design tools.

✨ Key Features

• Natural Language Editing: Describe your desired changes in plain English, and FLUX Kontext will apply them to your image.

• Character Consistency: Maintain the same character or object across multiple edits, ensuring a cohesive visual narrative.

• Local Editing: Target specific areas of an image for modification without affecting the rest.

• Style Reference: Apply the style of one image to another, preserving unique aesthetics.

Freepik has Kling AI 2.1 now!

Freepik’s latest partnership with Kling AI brings a fresh wave of tools designed specifically for creative professionals. Here’s what you can expect:

• Super-Fast Rendering: Generate sharp, clear 1080p videos in under a minute—perfect for those tight project deadlines.

• Realistic Movements: Bring your static images to life with smooth, believable animations.

• Effortless Image-to-Video: Turn your existing visuals into dynamic video content with ease.

• Enhanced Prompt Controls: Direct your AI-generated scenes precisely and clearly, enabling expressive storytelling.

🔗 Try it on Freepik

🎥 Creators Are Already Loving It

Ryan Phillips, director and generative AI filmmaker, recently said:

⚡️ Runway Gen-4 Reference

Freepik just introduced Runway Gen-4 Reference, now integrated into the Freepik AI Suite, and it’s here to ensure your vibe stays strong and steady from start to finish. Upload up to three reference images, and watch your characters, colors, and lighting maintain perfect harmony across your entire project. 🌟

🔗 Check it out.

🎙️ Voice Gets a Glow-Up: Meet ElevenLabs V3 (Alpha)

ElevenLabs V3 has landed, and it’s like giving your content its very own voice director.

🚀 What's New in V3?

• Expressive Audio Tags 🎭: Add personality to scripts with [whispers], [laughs], [sighs], or even sound effects like [gunshot]. Your text now has real emotion built-in!

• Multi-Speaker Dialogue Mode 🗣️: Characters can naturally overlap, interrupt, and interact, making your scenes lively and believable—no tedious edits required.

• 70+ Languages 🌎: From Spanish to Swahili, Cebuano to Filipino, reach global audiences with enhanced multilingual capabilities.

✨ Creative Possibilities Unlocked

Whether you're a:

• 📚 Writer or author bringing characters vividly to life,

• 🎥 Filmmaker or video creator aiming for impactful storytelling,

• 🎙️ Podcaster or educator looking to captivate diverse listeners, or

• 🎮 Game designer crafting immersive player experiences,

ElevenLabs V3 gives you the edge to create compelling, emotionally resonant content effortlessly.

📅 Limited-Time Alpha Pricing

ElevenLabs V3 (Alpha) is available now with 80% off through June 2025. Ideal for pre-recorded projects—podcasts, audiobooks, scripted videos—but keep in mind, it's still an alpha version, not yet optimized for real-time interactions.

🎨 Big News in AI & Design: Jony Ive Joins OpenAI!

OpenAI just pulled off its most audacious move yet: acquiring Jony Ive’s hardware startup, io, in an all-stock deal valued at $6.5 billion — the firm's largest acquisition to date. Ivе, renowned for shaping iconic Apple products like the iPhone, iMac, and Apple Watch, will now lead creative and design across OpenAI through his LoveFrom team. Altman and Ive have been quietly collaborating for two years, dreaming up a new generation of AI-powered devices — and now, it's full steam ahead

What’s Next? The Revolution

• The io team: about 55 designers, engineers, researchers, and builders—many former Apple pros—will join OpenAI.

• LoveFrom keeps its independence, but becomes chief design partner for OpenAI's software and hardware lineups.

• The first AI device? Expect it in 2026: pocket-sized, screenless, context-aware—ushering in a new breed of tech beyond the smartphone and the screen

Hints are dropping that this won’t be just another phone, smartwatch, or glasses. Instead, insiders describe:

• A compact, screen-free “third core device”, pocket-sized but powerful, always listening and aware.

• A gadget that feels like a natural extension of everyday life—ambient, subtle, ambient AI that’s smart without being intrusive .

• Launch expected by 2026, with audacious targets like selling 100 million units in year one and adding $1 trillion in market value.

This is a defining moment in the union of design and AI. For anyone building, narrating, or dreaming in the creative tech space — it's time to watch, learn, and maybe pitch your own vision for “human-first AI design.”

Read more here.

🧠 ChatGPT's as Your Super Assistant

OpenAI recently revealed their ambitious vision during Google's antitrust trial: ChatGPT is evolving from a smart chatbot into a full-on "super assistant." The goal? To deeply understand your needs and seamlessly integrate into your daily life, becoming your go-to digital companion.

As artists, designers, and creators, our work thrives on inspiration and efficiency. Here's how ChatGPT's evolution benefits us:

• Personalized Brainstorming: ChatGPT aims to understand your preferences, helping generate ideas that align with your creative vision.

• Task Management: From scheduling meetings to setting reminders, manage your day without breaking your creative flow.

• Content Creation: Draft emails, write content, or even code snippets tailored to your style and needs.

🌐 Integration Across Your Life

Imagine ChatGPT available wherever creativity strikes—at home, in the studio, or even while taking a walk. Whether it's quick research, mood-board generation, or jotting down spontaneous inspiration, ChatGPT aims to be right by your side.

🛠️ Tools Powering the Evolution

OpenAI plans to make this happen using:

• Advanced AI Models 🤖: Leveraging powerful new models like GPT-4.1 for more nuanced interactions.

• Multimodal Capabilities 🖼️: Supporting text, images, and more, for richer creative expression.

• Dynamic User Interfaces 📲: Enhancing communication between you and your AI, making interactions more intuitive.

🔒 Challenges Ahead

Of course, every big leap comes with its hurdles. OpenAI acknowledges the infrastructure challenges and competition, but their dedication to innovation and user-first experiences keeps the vision compelling.

👉 Read more here

🗓️ Gemini's Got a New Trick: Scheduled Tasks

🚀 So, What's the Deal?

• Gemini can now remember and execute tasks without you needing to remind it every time. You set it once, and it delivers when you need it.

• Schedule tasks like weekly creative prompts, daily briefings, or one-time event summaries directly in Gemini—no more interruptions to your creative flow.

• Access it easily through Gemini’s new Scheduled Actions menu. You can edit, pause, or delete tasks whenever you like.

🌟 Why Creatives Will Love This

1. Less busywork, more creativity:
   Imagine your AI automatically dropping new project ideas in your inbox every Monday morning, while you sip your coffee. ☕

2. Never miss out again:
   Schedule Gemini to summarize important events or workshops while you focus on being present or simply getting some rest.

3. Easy Integration:
   Gemini connects smoothly with your Google apps (Gmail, Docs, Calendar), making your automated tasks even smarter.

4. Your new creative partner:
   Gemini isn't just answering questions now—it's proactively helping you manage creative tasks and keeping your inspiration flowing effortlessly.

✅ How to Get Started:

• Open Gemini → Settings → Scheduled Actions, and start setting up your tasks.

• If you're not yet on Gemini’s AI Pro or Workspace, now might be the perfect time to upgrade.

• Experiment and see how this can streamline your creative routine—less hassle, more creativity!

✨ Learn More about Gemini’s Scheduled Actions

🤔 Here’s What We Think:

Industry Insights

The evolution of AI assistants like ChatGPT highlights a significant shift toward more personalized, intuitive, and seamlessly integrated creative support. Coupled with advancements such as Google's Veo 3, Gemini’s task scheduling, and Freepik’s integrations with FLUX Kontext and Kling AI 2.1, these tools are enhancing creative workflows. By leveraging these developments, creators can experience smoother project management, richer content generation, and more consistent visual storytelling.

That is for this week, folks.