

Genie 3, ElevenLabs Music, Lightcraft Spark & More! | This Week in AI for Filmmakers
Google DeepMind's Genie 3 stole the show this week with its persistent world generation, outshining OpenAI's underwhelming GPT-5 release. Join Joey and Addy as they break down how Genie 3 creates navigable AI worlds with accurate physics and memory—allowing users to paint a wall, walk away, and return to find their changes intact. Plus: ElevenLabs' music generator, Houdini 21's VFX updates, Lightcraft's new tools for indie filmmakers, and the ongoing ethics debate around Grok Imagine's controversial NSFW capabilities.
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