Google Pics is default-on in Workspace. Admins need a rollout test
Google Pics brings prompt-based image creation and editing into Workspace. It is default-on for eligible users, desktop-only, and still needs a brand and export…
Category: AI Design
AI image and video tools, creative workflows, design systems, and practical production tests for builders and creators.
Visko Orbis streams 4K video at 24 fps. Its own table reveals the tradeoff
Visko says Orbis generates interactive 4K video at 24 fps for hours. Its company-run benchmark shows where it leads and where another model still…
Runway Unlimited is ending. The same $95 now buys a hard generation budget
Runway Unlimited switches to Max after November 30. The same $95 buys 9,500 credits, no Explore Mode, and about 13 minutes of Gen-4.5.
Photoshop AI Assisted Editor gets masks. Audit the pixels it promised not to touch
Photoshop adds Instruct Edit with Masks and an AI Assisted Editor beta. Use protected-region audits and generative layers to verify production edits.
ARIA AI music rules: assisted songs stay eligible, generated leads do not
ARIA's new chart rule follows the primary performance: AI-assisted production can qualify, while generated lead vocals and instruments cannot.
Adobe Firefly’s AI music is generally available. ‘Commercially safe’ still depends on the feature and plan
Adobe Firefly now combines AI music, speech, and sound effects. Commercial use and IP indemnity still depend on the exact plan, feature, and export.
Adobe Express AI Assistant picks the model. Your workflow still needs checkpoints
Adobe Express AI Assistant automatically routes design tasks across Firefly and partner models. Here is the versioning workflow that keeps the beta useful.
EVOKE world model moves video memory outside the context window
Alaya-EVOKE stores persistent world state outside its bounded video context. The paper reports near-playback generation, but no public weights yet.
Design Arena AI raises $7.9M to turn human taste into a benchmark
Design Arena uses anonymous pairwise votes to rank creative AI models. Its $7.9 million seed round puts a price on human preference data.
Midjourney V8.2 Edit vs ChatGPT Images, Nano Banana and Ideogram: which tool wins each job?
Midjourney V8.2 Edit adds instruction editing, four references, inpainting, and outpainting. Here is where it now beats ChatGPT, Nano Banana, Ideogram, and Recraft, and…
Generative video stack: Grok, Meta, Google Flow and specialists
You don't need twelve AI video subscriptions. A sane 2026 stack - Grok Imagine, Meta, Google Flow, a specialist - plus a 90-minute test…
Grok Imagine Video: using xAI’s video tools without filming a whole crew
Grok Imagine Video turns a text prompt or a still image into short cinematic clips with built-in sound - no crew, no camera. Here's…