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Latest / The MAD Podcast: How AI Gets Built — with Matt Turck

AI Video’s Wild Year – Runway CEO on What’s Next

2025 has been a breakthrough year for AI video. In this episode of the MAD Podcast, Matt Turck sits down with Cristóbal Valenzuela, CEO & Co-Founder of Runway, to explore how AI is reshaping the future of filmmaking, advertising, and storytelling - faster, cheaper, and in ways that were unimaginable even a year ago.

Cris and Matt discuss:

* How AI went from memes and spaghetti clips to IMAX film festivals.

* Why Gen-4 and Aleph are game-changing models for professionals.

* How Hollywood, advertisers, and creators are adopting AI video at scale.

* The future of storytelling: what happens to…

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