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This Week in AI Video

The AI video news that matters to creators, in two minutes. Every item checked against a dated source before it goes up.

Launch edition · Sep 15 to Oct 16, 2026

Each Friday we pick the handful of AI video developments that change what you can make, or how you should publish it, and say why in one line. Older editions stay below as an archive.

Kling 4.0 stretches a single clip to 30 seconds

Kuaishou's new model is rolling out with longer single-pass shots, more keyframes and speech in nine languages.

ElevenLabs ships its v4 voice model

More expressive voiceover in 90+ languages, and a voice clone now needs about 10 seconds of audio.

Runway now lives inside DaVinci Resolve

Editors can generate, restyle and upscale footage without leaving their timeline.

YouTube lets you edit Shorts by chatting

New Gemini-powered tools can trim dialogue, sync clips and reorder footage from a plain request.

YouTube's deepfake detection adds voices

Likeness detection will soon flag AI imitations of a creator's voice, not just their face.

California now requires labels on AI-performer ads

A new law requires a clear disclosure on video or audio ads that use AI-generated performers.

California updates its AI Transparency Act

New bills revise the provenance rules first set by SB 942. Worth a look if you publish AI video commercially.

PPS adds Draft Mode for Seedance 2.5

Roll any shot as a quick 480p draft, keep the take you like, then finalize that exact take at 1080p.

Runway connects to OpenAI's new agents

Runway says its video tools now work inside OpenAI's Dots agents, which can plan shots on their own.

Kling hires banks for a planned IPO

The AI video spinoff is preparing a Hong Kong listing, one more sign this is now a mainstream industry.

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