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Runway Unveils Gen-4 AI Model, Advancing Video Generation with Character Consistency

The new model addresses long-standing challenges in AI filmmaking, offering enhanced scene continuity while raising legal and ethical questions.

Runway’s Gen-4 AI model shows controllable and continued visual effects
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A synthesized woman appears in a Runway video

Overview

  • Runway's Gen-4 AI video generation model introduces character and scene consistency across multiple shots, a significant improvement over previous versions.
  • The model allows users to generate dynamic videos with realistic motion and consistent subjects, styles, and environments using reference images and instructions.
  • Gen-4 is now available to paid subscribers and enterprise customers, offering short video clips at 720p resolution with additional features planned for release soon.
  • Runway faces legal scrutiny over claims that its AI models were trained on copyrighted materials without permission, with artists filing lawsuits against the company.
  • The technology's potential to disrupt the entertainment industry raises concerns about job losses, with studies projecting over 100,000 U.S. jobs could be affected by generative AI by 2026.