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Sources told TechCrunch that Generalist raised nearly $200 million more in an 8VC-led extension, taking its June Series B from $400 million at a $2 billion valuation to $600 million at $3 billion. The robotics foundation-model company was founded by alumni of DeepMind and Boston Dynamics.
Wan 3.0 can make 30-second clips from text, image, video, and audio, including web pages, PDFs, and slide decks. At least one promotional video featured Tom Cruise, which raised copyright questions.
Providers must tell people when they are talking to a model and put machine-readable marks on synthetic audio, image, video, and text. Deployers must label realistic deepfakes. New systems are live now; older ones have until December 2.
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