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August 22, 2026

Runway reveals what enterprises really need from AI video

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Major YouTube creators are facing backlash for accepting AI money

Several prominent filmmaking YouTubers, including Matti Haapoja and Sam "Kold" Kolder, have drawn criticism after posting sponsored content promoting Higgsfield's AI video platform without clearly disclosing the paid nature of those partnerships. The backlash intensified when other creators began sharing apparent screenshots of outreach from PR firms working on Higgsfield's behalf. The episode has sparked a broader conversation about transparency and trust in the creator community around AI tool

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Changelog - 8/20/26

Midjourney has pushed a round of updates to its alpha site, responding to two weeks of feedback from thousands of testers. The changelog reflects changes shaped directly by community input, both supportive and critical. Here is a look at what was addressed in this latest iteration.

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World models that ignore human beliefs predict the wrong actions, new research shows

Current AI world models simulate physical environments but leave out a critical layer: what people believe, want, and intend. New research introduces a "Mental World Modeling" framework that adds these mental variables, and finds that even smaller models using it can outperform larger ones that ignore human psychology. The key bottleneck turns out to be modeling how physical and mental states evolve together over time.