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2025 Generative AI Trend Report

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This week’s special feature introduces the latest news about generative AI, highlighting its current state across various fields. Explore the evolving and converging world of video and image-generating AI technologies.


[Gyeonggi Province Hosts the 1st Korean International AI Film Festival]

Kim Dong-yeon, the Governor of Gyeonggi Province, at the Ceremony
Kim Dong-yeon, the Governor of Gyeonggi Province, at the Ceremony

On October 25, 2024, at the KINTEX Exhibition Hall 2, the “Korea International AI Film Festival,” the largest and first international AI film festival in Korea, was opened. The festival was hosted by Gyeonggi Province and organized by the Gyeonggi Content Agency. A total of 2,067 submissions were received in four categories: Narrative, Documentary, Art & Culture, and Free Format. About 80% of the entries were international works.

Among the submissions entirely of AI-generated films, the grand prize went to “Mateo” by MATEO AI STUDIO, and the Special Prize went to “Little Martians: Dear Human, My Muse” by Vanessa Rosa.

At the opening ceremony, Kim Dong-yeon, the Governor of Gyeonggi Province, mentioned that “with the imagination and storytelling that the film industry possesses, AI technology has now been added, ushering in a new era.” He added, “While there are concerns about the impact of technological advancements, the Korea International AI Film Festival was created to respond to the inevitable and profound changes brought by technological progress.”

[Luma Unveils New AI Video Generator 'Ray2']

Luma AI, a U.S.-based startup that gained significant attention with its AI Video Generator 'Dream Machine', has recently unveiled another large-scale AI Video Generator, 'Ray2'.

Luma AI revealed that Ray2 can create “natural and coherent” video content through text-to-video, and it will soon include the ability to generate new content based on given images and videos.

Additionally, considering that physical laws are a key evaluation metric for AI Video Generators, Ray2 is expected to open a new chapter in AI Video Generator with its “ultra-realistic details and logical event sequences”.


[FLUX Pro Finetuning API Launched for Text-based Image Generation Models]

Black Forest, a German startup known for its high-level text-based image generation models, launched the FLUX Pro Finetuning API on January 16. The API is designed to improve issues such as the lack of consistency and insufficient knowledge about specific objects, which commonly occur in images generated by text-based models.

The FLUX Pro Finetuning API allows users to create images at 4-megapixel resolution while maintaining identity consistency and preserving the provided image's essential properties, even when incorporating various styles. This could significantly assist creators and brands in generating content with greater consistency.



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