Category: News
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Introducing Advanced Avatars: A better presenter inside a complete video workflow
Visla already had AI avatars before this launch, and we’re keeping them. Basic Avatar is still useful for smaller overlays, quick presenter moments, and scenes where the footage should stay in charge. Advanced Avatar was built for a different job. Sometimes the presenter needs to fill the frame. Maybe they’re welcoming a new employee, opening…
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[UPDATE] Claude Fable 5 Was Suspended. Here’s How Marketers Can Still Use AI for Video Strategy
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Editor’s note, June 2026: Shortly after this article was published, Anthropic suspended access to Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5. According to Anthropic’s statement on the U.S. government directive, the company received an export control order requiring it to suspend access to both models for foreign nationals. Anthropic said the practical result was that…
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How to Use ChatGPT 5.5 for Video Production
Quick Answer ChatGPT 5.5 can help business teams make videos faster, but it works best as a planning, writing, research, and review assistant, not as a full replacement for everything you do. GPT-5.5 Instant is the faster everyday model for script cleanup, brainstorming, organizing production tasks, and turning rough ideas into usable drafts. GPT-5.5 Thinking…
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What Gemini Omni Could Mean for the future of Veo and Business Video Creation
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in NewsQuick answer: What is Gemini Omni and Veo 4? Veo 4 has not been officially announced by Google yet, but the timeline from Veo 3 to Veo 3.1 suggests that Google is moving quickly toward AI video models with better audio, stronger visual consistency, more control, and more reliable scene generation. Gemini Omni matters because…
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What We’re Watching for at ATD 2026: AI, Video, and the Future of L&D
Visla is heading to ATD 2026 in Los Angeles, and we’re excited to be part of the conversation. The 2026 ATD International Conference & EXPO, hosted by the Association for Talent Development, takes place May 17 to 20 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. You’ll be able to find Visla on the EXPO floor at…
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Visla’s New Plans: More Credits, More Flexibility for Your Video Workflow
We get it. You have videos to make, deadlines to hit, and a team counting on you, but you’ve just run out of credits. Sure, you can always buy flexible credits, but we know it’s a relief if the plan you already have simply offers more flexibility to begin with. Well, we heard you, and…
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OpenAI’s Sora: What Happened, and Why Visla Isn’t Worried
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in NewsQuick Answer OpenAI shut down its Sora AI video generation app on March 24, 2026, just six months after launch, citing a need to focus compute resources on enterprise productivity tools. The real story is more complicated: Sora was burning an estimated $15 million per day in compute costs while generating only $2.1 million in…
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GPT-5.3 Instant: What the New ChatGPT Model Means for You
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in NewsQuick Answer OpenAI has released GPT-5.3 Instant, a faster ChatGPT model designed to provide clearer answers, fewer unnecessary refusals, and improved factual accuracy. Early reports suggest the model reduces hallucinations and produces more natural responses. However, some benchmark results show mixed safety changes, and many users are already speculating about what this release means for…