New Video From Model + OpenAI "Skills"

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Runway's new GWM-1 is pushing the boundaries of interactive video by simulating real-world environments. This is exciting times for video tech lovers.

Meanwhile, OpenAI appears to be taking a page out of Anthropic's book with a modular approach to skills.

Let’s get right into it.

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• 🤿Deep Dive: Runway’s new and upgraded models

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🤿 DEEP DIVE

Runway Expands its AI Frontier with the Launch of GWM-1

Intelligence: Runway has upgraded its Gen-4.5 video model and introduced GWM-1, a new "General World Model" designed to simulate real-world environments and support interactive video generation.

• Gen-4.5 now includes native audio generation, audio editing, and multi-shot editing that syncs visual changes across entire videos.

• GWM-1 builds on Gen-4.5’s framework to generate video frame by frame, enabling real-time interaction through inputs like camera movements, robot commands, or audio prompts.

• The model comes in three versions: 1) GWM Worlds for explorable environments, 2) GWM Avatars for lifelike characters, and 3) GWM Robotics for synthetic robot training data, with a goal to merge these into one unified model.

• Runway’s move places it among leaders in developing world models, a field that aims to go beyond language models by giving AI systems spatial and physical awareness.

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🤿 DEEP DIVE

OpenAI Tests a Skills System Resembling Anthropic’s Modular Approach

Intelligence: OpenAI appears to be developing a new “skills” framework similar to the modular system Anthropic introduced last October, according to findings shared by developer Elias Judin on X.

• Judin discovered new “pdfs” and “spreadsheets” directories inside OpenAI’s Codex CLI and ChatGPT environments, each containing a “skill.md” file with task-specific instructions.

• These files describe how the system should handle subtasks such as text extraction or data processing, allowing one prompt to trigger a specialized sub-prompt for complex tasks.

• The setup functions like a lightweight app framework, with each skill contained in a simple folder that can include configuration files or code.

• Judin identified the system while using a “5.2 pro” model and published the file structure on GitHub for public review.

• The discovery suggests OpenAI may be moving toward a plugin-like design where AI features are packaged as modular, reusable capabilities.

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