New from Matt: Reflections on 2025 and six hopes for AI, creativity, and information ecosystems in 2026.

Our founder's latest: An AI-animated mashup of Christmas traditions. "Twas the Night Before Christmas" meets the Catalan tradition of Caga Tió (The poop log). 💩 🎁 🍬

A wild 48 hours at Freepik's #UpscaleConf in Malaga last week.

Origen Story founder, @mattford.media, pored through his notes and compiled his main takeaways, tips and tricks.

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Your skepticism is warranted. We hope to continue to find ways to push this work towards more ethical and sustainable approaches.

While the outputs are genAI most of the work is human craft leveraging the latest tools available. This has often been the case with creativity.

For fellow creators and the tech-curious, we also published a full "making-of" that details the entire GenAI workflow.

More in today's newsletter:
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Today we launch a new AI generated climate change video series: "Wouldn't it be cool?"

The series will tackle the more complex aspects of climate science through the fun and whimsy of generative AI.
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We brought Antoni Gaudí to life speaking his native Catalan! We experimented with voice generation, character consistency, and "oner" camera moves. Watch the video and read the full "how-it-was-made" breakdown in our newsletter: www.origenstory.com/animating-th... #AIart #GenAI #Gaudi #Filmmaking

Ever wonder how we'll distinguish real from AI-generated content in the future?

Our latest newsletter discusses digital provenance, the C2PA, content credentials and the work going into proving the origins and veracity of online content.

Plus actionable advice on how to get started with the C2PA!

Curious about emerging tech like NeRFs, Gaussian Splatting, and now Genie 3 that might move us beyond the traditional frame?

Our latest newsletter is a simple primer on what these tools are and what they might mean for the future of visual storytelling.

#AI #TechExplained #GenAI

The way AI warps the streets of East L.A. in the new will.i.am & Taboo video is mind-blowing. (Amazing work by Secret Level!)

This isn't just a cool effect; it's a glimpse into how immersive reality will be created. We discuss in tomorrow's newsletter.

#AI #GenAI #VFX

The makers of general-purpose AI models are now required to meet certain obligations under the EU AI Act.

Notable exceptions include Meta, and xAI, which signed on to the safety and security chapter but not the transparency and copyright chapters.

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Crafting an ethical framework for fast-moving generative AI can feel like saddling a horse in full gallop.

We researched 15+ industry guidelines to build our framework. Full process in our newsletter.

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Netflix just revealed their first use of generative AI on screen. The Argentine series El Eternauta. We don't typically see this kind of VFX from international productions at these budget levels.

What visually dynamic stories might we soon see from the rest of the world?
#GenerativeAI #Netflix

Moving to Barcelona 5 years ago, I discovered this Gaudí quote:

"L'originalitat consisteix a tornar a l'origen" - "originality consists in returning to the origin."

Gaudi innovated by building off inspiration from nature.

It inspired our name. More on what it means in practice coming soon. 🌿🎬

AI can render anything we imagine in HD. Soon, most people won't believe what they see by default.

How do we build trust and maintain human intention in storytelling? Our first newsletter explores ethical AI principles for creators navigating this transformation.

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