October 4: AI video news. Runway announces Runway Ads, bringing ad generation, distribution, and improvement together. Tavus announces Griffin, a conversational video AI that also generates listening responses and expressions. US appeals court orders resentencing in a case involving an AI recreation of a victim.
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Runway announces Runway Ads, bringing ad generation, distribution, and improvement together

On September 30, Runway announced Runway Ads, which connects ad creation with campaign operations. By connecting brand assets and advertising accounts, it handles video and image generation, distribution of approved ads to Meta, Google, and TikTok, and generation of the next assets based on results.

It says it also supports aspect-ratio changes and multilingual versions. Human approval is enabled by default. The official page describes it as a pilot with selected business partners.

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Tavus announces Griffin, a conversational video AI that also generates listening responses and expressions

On October 1, Tavus announced Griffin, a model for real-time conversation through video and audio. It continues to receive video and audio while the other person speaks, generating listening responses, facial expressions, and response timing.

In the company's test, 26 of 54 participants said the other party was human after a one-minute call. This is a result from a company-run test, not evidence that it is indistinguishable from a human in every conversation. Griffin-Lite is a research preview for a limited group of testers, with safety measures and features disclosing its AI identity still being developed.

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US appeals court orders resentencing in a case involving an AI recreation of a victim

On September 30, the Arizona Court of Appeals ordered a new sentencing decision in a case where an AI-generated video depicting a deceased victim speaking had been considered at sentencing. The conviction remains in place.

The ruling raised concerns including that the video was not a record of actual events, but presented thoughts imagined by the family as if they were the victim's own statements. The decision concerns the sentencing procedure in this case; it does not prohibit AI recreations in general.

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