TikTok’s parent company launches AI text-to-video generation tool

ByteDance, recognized within the US for creating the wildly well-liked (and controversial) short-form video TikTok app, has formally entered the AI area with its newest launch — Jimeng AI. 

As first noticed by Reuters on Tuesday, ByteDance-owned Faceu Know-how made Jimeng AI, a text-to-image and text-to-video generator, obtainable on the Apple App Retailer for Chinese language customers. In line with the report, this follows the app’s Android launch on July 31. 

Customers can use easy textual content prompts to generate pictures and movies inside the app. The examples offered on the Jimeng AI web site present spectacular renditions with real looking particulars and high-quality renderings. Nevertheless, the video clips are quick, lasting only some seconds. 

Regardless of being free to obtain, the app presents a number of subscription tiers, together with a month-to-month subscription of ¥69 ($9.65) and a yearly subscription of ¥659 ($91.77), as seen by its Apple App Retailer itemizing. With the plans, customers can generate roughly 2,050 pictures or 168 movies month-to-month, in keeping with the report.

One of many app’s greatest standouts is that the platform generates each AI video and pictures, a step above a few of the best choices available on the market together with OpenAI’s DALL-E 3, which solely presents text-to-image producing capabilities in ChatGPT. 

OpenAI introduced Sora, its text-to-video generator, in February however has but to launch the mannequin to the general public. Since then, a number of corporations have launched their mills, together with Stability AI, Runway, and China-based Kling AI, whereas others, together with Google, have introduced that they’re engaged on their video mills. 

Video technology is the subsequent generative AI answer that corporations are racing to excellent. Its sensible purposes embrace filmmaking, online game design, and content material creation.