Creative AI

21 articles tagged "Creative AI"

ChatGPT Images 2.0 Is a Breakthrough That Could Fundamentally Reshape Graphic Generation

OpenAI has released ChatGPT Images 2.0, an image generation model that The Decoder calls a 'breakthrough' — with particular strength in generating accurate text within images, complex multi-element compositions, and photorealistic product visuals. Early testing suggests the model represents a step-change in image AI quality that compresses the gap between AI-generated graphics and professional design work to near zero for a broad range of commercial use cases.

D.O.T.S AI Newsroom2d ago4 min read

Tools

Adobe's New Firefly AI Assistant Can Use Creative Cloud Apps to Complete Tasks Autonomously

Adobe has launched a Firefly AI assistant that can operate across Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom, and Illustrator to execute tasks on behalf of users — a significant step toward agentic creative workflows.

D.O.T.S AI NewsroomApr 16, 2026

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Stability AI Pivots to Enterprise With Brand Studio — a Platform for Brand-Consistent AI Image Generation

Stability AI, the company that made open-source image generation mainstream with Stable Diffusion, is repositioning for enterprise with Brand Studio. The platform lets creative teams train brand-specific image models, automate visual production workflows, and route tasks to the best-suited AI model — a commercial play from a company that built its name on open access.

D.O.T.S AI NewsroomApr 9, 2026

Breaking

An AI Singer Who Doesn't Exist Has Taken Over the iTunes Chart — and Nobody Noticed at First

A non-human, AI-generated musical act called 'Eddie Dalton' has occupied eleven spots simultaneously on the iTunes singles chart, raising immediate questions about streaming platform verification, AI music distribution, and what happens to chart integrity when the barrier to generating and uploading music drops to near zero.

D.O.T.S AI NewsroomApr 8, 2026

Policy

An AI Company Cloned a Musician's Voice — Then Filed Copyright Claims Against Her When She Complained

A musician has publicly alleged that an AI company used her recordings to train a voice synthesis model without consent, then turned around and filed DMCA claims against her social media posts documenting the situation. The case is becoming a flashpoint for AI copyright accountability.

D.O.T.S AI NewsroomApr 6, 2026

Policy

Suno Bans Copyrighted Content But Its Own AI Keeps Generating It Anyway

An investigation by The Verge finds that Suno's AI music platform regularly produces outputs that reproduce recognizable copyrighted melodies and lyrics — directly contradicting the company's stated policy that forbids use of copyrighted material. The gap between policy and capability is becoming a pattern across creative AI platforms.

D.O.T.S AI NewsroomApr 6, 2026

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Netflix Open-Sources VOID: The AI That Erases Video Objects and Rewrites the Physics They Leave Behind

Netflix and INSAIT Sofia University have released VOID (Video Object and Interaction Deletion), an open-source AI framework under Apache 2.0 that removes objects from video while automatically reconstructing the physical interactions — shadow, collision, movement — those objects caused.

D.O.T.S AI NewsroomApr 6, 2026

Policy

The Fight for 'Human-Made' Certification Is Becoming the Next Front in AI and Copyright Law

As AI-generated content becomes indistinguishable from human creative work, a movement is pushing for a universally recognized 'human-made' certification — a Fair Trade-style mark for creative output. Folk musician Murphy Campbell's battle with AI fakes has become its unexpected origin story.

D.O.T.S AI NewsroomApr 5, 2026

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Google's Veo 3.1 Lite Cuts AI Video Generation Costs by More Than Half

Google has released Veo 3.1 Lite, a new video generation model that costs less than half the price of its next cheapest offering while matching its generation speed. The release signals a deliberate push by Google to commoditize AI video generation and accelerate developer adoption ahead of competitors.

D.O.T.S AI NewsroomApr 2, 2026

Breaking

Google's Veo 3.1 Lite Cuts AI Video Generation Costs by More Than Half

Google has quietly launched Veo 3.1 Lite — a cost-optimized variant of its leading video generation model that delivers the same generation speed at less than half the price point of its nearest sibling, making high-quality AI video accessible to a broader developer ecosystem.

D.O.T.S AI NewsroomApr 1, 2026

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Google's Veo 3.1 Lite Halves the Cost of AI Video Generation — Democratizing the Creative Stack

Google has released Veo 3.1 Lite through the Gemini API, cutting video generation costs by more than 50% compared to its next cheapest model while matching its speed — a pricing move that could commoditize short-form AI video and accelerate adoption among indie creators, media companies, and enterprise marketing teams.

D.O.T.S AI NewsroomApr 1, 2026

Startups

Runway Launches $10M Fund to Back Startups Building on Its AI Video Platform

Runway has announced a $10 million fund and Builders accelerator program targeting early-stage startups that use its AI video models as infrastructure. The move positions Runway as a platform company — not just a creative tool — and signals the company's push toward interactive, real-time 'video intelligence' applications beyond entertainment and marketing.

D.O.T.S AI NewsroomApr 1, 2026

Industry

'Everybody Is On It and Nobody Wants to Talk About It': AI's Secret Takeover of the Music Industry

A Rolling Stone investigation reveals that top producers and songwriters are deeply integrating AI music generators into their workflows while maintaining deliberate public silence — with industry insiders now likening AI to 'the Ozempic of the music industry.' Seven in ten music professionals experiment with AI tools. And the talent pipeline feeding the industry is already collapsing.

D.O.T.S AI NewsroomApr 1, 2026

Industry

An AI-Generated Dating Show Is Pulling 10 Million Views Per Episode on TikTok

A fully AI-generated dating show called 'Fruit Love Island' is averaging more than 10 million views per episode on TikTok — outperforming many conventionally produced reality shows. The numbers challenge assumptions about how much audiences care whether the humans they watch are real.

D.O.T.S AI NewsroomMar 31, 2026

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Google Opens Lyria 3 to Developers — Its Most Advanced AI Music Generation Model Is Now an API

Google has released Lyria 3, its newest AI music generation model, via paid preview on the Gemini API and in Google AI Studio for testing. The release positions Google to compete with dedicated music generation platforms and signals a deepening bet on developer-accessible creative AI.

D.O.T.S AI NewsroomMar 31, 2026

Industry

AI Is Music's Open Secret. Hitmakers Are Using It — and Refusing to Say So.

Industry insiders are calling AI 'the Ozempic of the music industry' — a powerful tool that top producers and songwriters are quietly adopting while keeping their usage hidden. The dynamic creates a two-tier creative economy: established players gaining leverage from AI tools, while working musicians bear the economic displacement.

D.O.T.S AI NewsroomMar 31, 2026

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Suno v5.5 Launches Voice Cloning and Custom Models as AI's Secret Role in Music Goes Mainstream

Suno's biggest update yet adds user voice training, personalised taste profiles, and shareable custom models — arriving just as a Rolling Stone investigation confirms AI is already pervasive across genres, even as most artists deny using it.

D.O.T.S AI NewsroomMar 30, 2026

Tools

Suno v5.5 Lets You Train Its AI Music Model on Your Own Voice

Suno's v5.5 release marks a significant pivot, moving beyond generative fidelity to offer unprecedented user control — including the ability to clone your own voice and train the AI model to generate music in your unique vocal style.

D.O.T.S AI NewsroomMar 30, 2026

Breaking

Google Releases Lyria 3 — Its Most Capable Music Generation Model — in Paid Preview via Gemini API

Google has made Lyria 3, its newest music generation model, available for developer access through the Gemini API. The model represents a significant step forward in AI music composition quality, and its API availability signals Google's intent to compete directly with Suno, Udio, and Stability AI's music offerings in the developer and enterprise segments.

D.O.T.S AI NewsroomMar 29, 2026

Breaking

OpenAI Sets Two-Stage Sora Shutdown: App Closes April 2026, API Follows in September

OpenAI confirmed a structured, two-stage wind-down of Sora — its AI video generation system — closing the consumer app in April 2026 and sunsetting API access in September. The staggered timeline is the clearest signal yet that OpenAI is deprioritizing creative AI in favor of coding, enterprise, and agentic infrastructure.

D.O.T.S AI NewsroomMar 28, 2026

Breaking

ByteDance Launches Seedance 2.0 in CapCut — Filling the Video AI Vacuum After Sora's Shutdown

ByteDance's Dreamina Seedance 2.0 is now live inside CapCut with built-in IP protection and face-generation safeguards — arriving days after OpenAI discontinued Sora and intensifying a video AI market race that now has no clear leader.

D.O.T.S AI NewsroomMar 28, 2026