The Next Wave · 2026-02-17 · 1h 4m
Get our AI Video Guide: Episode 97: How close are we to a world where AI-generated videos are indistinguishable from reality? Matt Wolfe ( and Joe Fier (linkedin.com/in/joefier) dive deep into Seedance 2.0 - ByteDance's new AI video model that could outpace giants like Sora and Veo. Joe, a marketing and business expert known for his hands-on approach and insights into AI's rapid evolution, helps to break down the five most fascinating developments in the AI space this week. They tackles game-changing AI advances: Seedance 2.0’s mind-blowing video generation for ads and motion graphics, the rollout of Google’s Veo 3.1 in Google Ads, the GPT-5.3 Codex Spark coding model built on specialized inference chips, Gemini’s DeepThink model for scientific research, and the early rollout of ChatGPT ads. Check out The Next Wave YouTube Channel if you want to see Matt and Nathan on screen: - Show Notes: (00:00) Seedance 2.0 arrives - AI video generation blurs reality, ad creation moves fast. (03:03) Google’s Veo 3.1 powers video ads, advertisers can now generate clips directly from image uploads. (05:33) Comparison of Runway, Kling, Veo, and Sora - head-to-head prompt showdown.
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