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๐ Google's new AI video engine is not what you think
๐ The real reason Flow matters for solo creators
๐ OpenAI wants to see your bank accounts
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๐ฐ What's Poppin
I just got back from Google I/O, and we need to talk about it.
Google announced Gemini Omni this week. On paper, it sounds like another AI model announcement, but this one's a little bit different.
They're calling it the Nano Banana for video. In geeky terms, this is a multi-modal creation model. In translation, it takes text, images, video, and audio as input and gives you a complete video as output.
What makes this model different is it's not all about prompting. We're starting to get into a phase of editing where it's becoming more conversational to edit your videos. Everything from changing shots to swapping characters to adjusting cameras. You could do it all by just telling it what you want.
Now, let me break this down to why this matters to you specifically.
If you're a solo creator, or have a small team that has been spending hours editing, storyboarding, and trying to figure out b-roll, this changes your workflow not eventually, but right now.
Now, from a level one standpoint, you can do this video feature right inside of Gemini and the Gemini app
Something that you could try right now inside of the Gemini app is uploading a video that you did, probably about ten seconds long, and just change the background. Let me know how it does.
That exact feature has even rolled out to YouTube Shorts.
This trick is great for those who always want to change their background or who just have a plain background. This is something you can experiment with to see if you like it.
But here's what really caught my eye: the bigger story is Google Flow.
You have all of your video and image tools in one place. You can create your own custom AI avatars that look and sound like you. You can create your own tools instead of going to multiple different subscriptions. You can literally tell it what you want, and it creates that tool. This is starting to get really impressive.
The reason why I feel like this is a big deal is that, remember, OpenAI pulled Sora from everybody probably a month or two ago. Google saw that opening and went straight for the creators. You are allowed inside a Gemini to talk out an idea, create the video, and edit certain parts that you want, all in one space. Even better, it's part of your $20 subscription.
Whereas with Claude, you have to connect Higgsfield to it, and that's an extra subscription on top of Claude.
Now I want to keep it very simple because you're going to go into Gemini, see the different templates, go into Flow, and see the abundance of different tools you can use. If there's one thing you get out of this newsletter, I just want you to open up the Gemini app, hit the plus sign in the chat and select Create Video.
I want you to just pick one of the templates and have fun. creating content shouldn't be a chore, and learning it with AI shouldn't feel overwhelming.
Enjoy it, see how you like the quality, and then start thinking about how you can leverage it for your workflows, for your brand, and for your content
And if you need a safe space to test out Omni and all the other tools that were announced for Google I/O, join us inside Lions Behavior .
๐ AI Alley
ChatGPT just asked to see a bank account, and I don't know how I feel about this, but a lot of people did say yes.
On May 15, OpenAI launched a personal finance feature where you can connect your bank accounts, credit cards, investment portfolios, and loan accounts directly into ChatGPT and ask questions based on your actual financial data, not hypothetical numbers like this is your numbers
The integration works through Plaid, the same connectivity layer behind Vimeo, Robinhood, and most major budgeting apps. It supports over 12,000 financial institutions
Once it's all synced up, it'll give you a dashboard. Here are the things you can actually ask it:
- Where am I overspending this month?
- How long will it take to pay off this debt?
- What subscriptions am I paying for that I don't use?
- How do I save for a goal based on what I actually make?
This hits different for us because most of us don't have a CFO. We don't have financial advisors on retainer, and we're making business decisions off vibes and a rough idea of what's in checking.
This is the "AI as your CFO" moment people have been talking about for two years.
The question is, are you going to connect your information to ChatGPT or not? No right or wrong answer
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Nicky S
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