Canva launches its own image generation model

Canva has unveiled Craft, its first internally developed image generation model, marking a significant step away from the design platform's previous reliance on third-party AI providers. Craft is built to integrate natively with Canva's existing suite of tools, aiming to give users a more cohesive creative experience. The move signals Canva's intent to build deeper control over its AI capabilities rather than depending on outside models.

Elon Musk has followed through on his earlier claim that xAI's Grok would produce an AI-generated feature-length retelling of Homer's The Odyssey, apparently prompted by dissatisfaction with Christopher Nolan's live-action version. The result is a Grok-produced film of sorts, though the execution appears to fall well short of a conventional cinematic release. It marks one of the more prominent public attempts to use generative AI tooling to produce long-form video narrative.