ChatGPT and Runway Video Updates

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Lon Naylor
April 02, 2025

Here’s your weekly AI Content Creation News!

🌟 1 Million Users in an Hour for ChatGPT

ChatGPT is trending again thanks to its new image generation feature powered by GPT-4o. Millions of users are signing up fast, at one point, up to 1 million people joined every hour!

ChatGPT’s image creation tool is going viral, letting users upload their photos and get fun, styled images back. Like this on one me and my good buddy Will:

PROMPT: "Redo this image as South Park characters, keep all details"

First, just upload an image by clicking on the Plus button of the chat. Then use the prompt shown or use any character or style you like.

Or this one of just me:

PROMPT: "Redo this image as a Family Guy character, keep all details"

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, said this new wave is as wild as the original ChatGPT launch.

The huge user growth shows how powerful and popular AI tools like ChatGPT have become. It's also a warning sign for other AI companies like Grok and DeepSeek, who might rush to launch similar features to keep up.

🎥 Runway Gen-4: Elevating AI Video Creation

​Runway's Gen-4 AI video generation model introduces several notable features:​

Consistent Characters and Scenes: Gen-4 addresses previous challenges by maintaining consistent characters and objects across multiple shots, enhancing narrative coherence in AI-generated videos. ​ Ars Technica

Dynamic and Realistic Motion: The model excels in producing videos with lifelike motion, offering improved realism and fluidity in animations. ​

Enhanced Prompt Adherence: Gen-4 demonstrates superior understanding and execution of user prompts, allowing for more accurate and tailored video outputs. ​

Image-to-Video Capabilities: Users can generate videos from a single reference image combined with descriptive prompts, facilitating the creation of consistent characters and scenes from various perspectives.

Availability: The Gen-4 model is currently accessible to paid and enterprise users, with additional features expected in future updates.

These advancements position Gen-4 as a significant tool for filmmakers and content creators seeking to enhance storytelling through AI-generated video content.

It marks a major upgrade from the previous Gen-3 model by focusing on fixing visual glitches and giving creators better tools.

You can access Runway's official website at https://runwayml.com.

For detailed information about their Gen-4 AI video generation model, visit https://runwayml.com/research/introducing-runway-gen-4.

That’s a wrap!

Have a good week,

  • Lon Naylor