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🎥 Most People Can’t Spot AI Video Anymore

Runway just published a reality check on how believable AI video has become. It tested whether everyday viewers can tell a real clip from one generated by its Gen-4.5 model. The results suggest we’ve crossed into a new phase where “just use your eyes” is no longer enough.  

The Decode:

1. Runway Tested Real vs AI Clips - Runway recruited 1,043 people and showed each person 20 five-second videos. Half were real, and half were generated by Gen-4.5, shown in random order. The AI clips were not edited or regenerated to improve quality. 

2. Detection Was Barely Above Chance - Over 90% of participants could not reliably tell the difference. Only 9.5% scored high enough to be statistically accurate, getting at least 15 out of 20 correct. Overall accuracy was 57.1%, close to guessing.

3. Some Content Is Harder Than Others - People did slightly better on human-focused clips like faces, hands, and actions, landing around 58–65% accuracy. But animals and architecture dropped below chance at 45–47%. 

Runway says we’ve hit a tipping point where “spot the fake” is no longer a real safety net, especially when synthetic clips can look more believable than reality. Gen-4.5 now tops Artificial Analysis’ text-to-video rankings, with new image-to-video rolling out this week. 

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Figma Connect lets you copy a Figma design and paste it into MagicPath to instantly turn it into a living, interactive prototype. No plugins, no MCP setup, no pixel loss.

How to use it

1. Import from Figma: Open MagicPath and click Import from Figma, or start from the homepage.
2. Connect your Figma account: One-time connect, then you’re ready to move fast.
3. Copy your design in Figma: Press ⌘L on Mac or Ctrl + L on Windows.
4. Paste into MagicPath: Press ⌘V and your layout, typography, colors, and assets stay perfectly preserved.

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🎵 AI Music Gets a “Real” Release

ElevenLabs just dropped an AI-made album featuring Liza Minnelli and Art Garfunkel, now live on Spotify and ElevenLabs’ site. It’s a clear play to make AI music feel artist-first and commercially safe. Meanwhile, Adobe is building private, IP-safe Firefly models for studios.

The Decode:

ElevenLabs Turns AI Music Into a Showcase - ElevenLabs released “The Eleven Album” to promote Eleven Music and its Iconic Voices Marketplace, framing it as proof that artists can use AI to expand creativity while still keeping full authorship and commercial rights.

ElevenLabs says each artist created a fully original track, retains full ownership, and earns 100% of streaming revenue.

Adobe Goes Studio-First - Adobe is developing Firefly Foundry “private, IP-safe” omni-models for entertainment production, designed to generate assets like audio-aware video and 3D or vector graphics that slot neatly into workflows like Premiere.

Instead of scraping the open internet, Adobe says each model is trained only on IP the studio actually owns, so teams can move faster from pre-vis to final edits while protecting creative intent and avoiding ownership fights. 

AI music is trying to win trust by giving creators ownership and payouts, while Hollywood genAI is heading toward private models that keep everything legally clean. Different strategies, same message: the future is AI that can ship commercially without drama.

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🚀 Quick Hits

📉 Customers hate guessing more than waiting. Shipfusion’s clear protein audit found that only 40% offered more than one delivery speed, limiting customer control immediately after purchase. If you ship products to customers, download the DTC Delivery Files to benchmark your post-checkout clarity.

💻 Claude Code is gaining major traction inside Microsoft, with teams across CoreAI, Windows, and Microsoft 365 being encouraged to use it alongside GitHub Copilot, even pushing non-coders to prototype faster.

🏛️ Lawmakers introduced the bipartisan TRAIN Act to let creators check whether AI models were trained on their copyrighted work, backed by groups like the RIAA and SAG-AFTRA.

🔍 Google’s Search AI Mode is adding “Personal Intelligence,” letting opted-in users connect Gmail and Google Photos so results can reflect bookings, past purchases, and personal habits, while Google says it won’t train directly on your inbox or photo library.

🔍 Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says he’s surprised OpenAI is moving so quickly to test ads in ChatGPT, warning that ads could weaken trust in AI assistants compared to Search, and says Google has no current plans to add ads to Gemini.

🎙️ Google DeepMind is hiring Hume AI’s CEO and key engineers through a licensing deal to boost Gemini’s voice features, signaling voice and emotion-aware AI as the next major battleground for assistants and wearables.

🧩 Prompt of the Day

How to Build an Influencer Partnership Plan Using One Prompt

Turn random creator outreach into a clear blueprint for collaborations that drive trust, content, and conversions.

Paste the prompt: Drop this into ChatGPT, then fill in your ideal influencer niche, audience size, and what content you want them to produce.

Prompt to paste

Create an influencer partnership blueprint for [Brand]. Include influencer criteria (niche, audience size, engagement quality), deliverables (content types and quantity), and compensation structure (flat fee, gifting, commission, or hybrid). Keep it practical, clear, and optimized for authentic endorsements.

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