March 31 AI News.
Runway launches Gen4 and starts a new era in AI filmmaking. Gemini 2.5 Pro is available to everyone for free. Isomorphic Labs looks to transform the pharmaceutical industry and Figure bots build BMWs. Here’s today’s AI news. Runway had long been considered the leading video generation tool, but more recently that crown had been challenged by so many other stunning AI video models like Ray2 and VEO2 Today, Runway launched Gen 4 and firmly stamped its authority back on the video generation space.
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Of course, the fourth generation model looks incredible, but it’s the control of the output that is likely to be the biggest selling point. The launch video explains how both character and scene consistency can be achieved across multiple outputs, allowing Runway to really look like a serious filmmaking tool.
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The outputs that we’ve seen so far are really breathtaking and it would seem that Runway is firmly back in the number one spot. Google CEO Sundar Pichai surprised everyone at the weekend by announcing that their state of the art Gemini 2.5 Pro model would be made available to everyone for free.
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Google have really been on fire recently and this move seems to show some serious intent to crush the opposition and get ahead in the great AI wars. It’s quite incredible that all users can now access this model at no cost. Google is winning a lot of fans with their recent work.
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AI isn’t just about generating Ghibli images and vibe coding. It’s also driving the frontier in many scientific fields. Isomorphic Labs, a company spun off from Google’s DeepMind, has secured $600 million of funding to advance AI driven drug discovery. The funding will be used to accelerate the development of AI designed pharmaceuticals.
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Isomorphic Labs plans to start clinical trials by the end of 2025, focusing on using AI to address all diseases and potentially transform the pharmaceutical industry. And finally, Figure Robotics released a video Update showcasing their figure 02 robots working on the assembly line at a BMW car plant.
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It’s quite surreal to see the robots at work in a real environment like this and it truly feels like you’re looking at the future of labour.