From an astronaut running through an alley in Rio de Janeiro to a believable suburban neighborhood flooded by water and surrounded by a coral reef, Gen-3 Alpha serves as yet another reminder of how far generative AI has come.
In short, it's an impressive albeit terrifying glimpse of the near future. And judging by the clips, Runway's latest AI model can trade blows with OpenAI's, which has yet to be released to the public. But before we can crown a winner, we'll wait until we've had a chance to give either of these tools a spin for ourselves.Introducing Gen-3 Alpha: Runway’s new base model for video generation.
Like OpenAI's Sora, Runway has yet to commit to an exact launch date for the model. It's also unclear if Runway will charge users for access. The company already, Gen-3 Alpha "will soon be available in the Runway product, and will power all the existing modes that you’re used to , and some new ones that only are only now possible with a more capable base model.