No cameras. No studios. No actors.
What used to sound like science fiction has quietly become everyday reality.

In 2026, “AI Video production” is being redefined.
AI is no longer a helper—it’s becoming the creator, handling planning, directing, editing, and delivery.

These are not experiments anymore. They are real cases happening right now.
Here are the five most important AI × video news stories you need to know this week.

5 Latest AI Video News – 2026 Edition

1. Google Veo 3.1 – From Image to Vertical Video in One Click
Google upgraded its AI model “Veo 3.1,” enabling direct generation of 9:16 vertical videos from a single image. Support for YouTube Shorts and 4K upscaling signals a full shift from “shooting first” to “generating first.”

2. Higgsfield Reaches $1.3 Billion Valuation
The U.S. AI video startup Higgsfield has exploded in growth, driven by demand for automated social media ads. Companies are moving from outsourcing creators to building AI-powered in-house production pipelines.

3. NVIDIA Brings 4K AI Video to Personal PCs
With RTX and LTX-2 optimization, generation speed is now up to three times faster. Long-form, high-quality AI video—once a studio-only task—can now be produced at home.

4. Corporations Shift to In-House AI Video
At the “In-House Video Summit 2026,” the key theme was clear: from external agencies to internal AI teams, and from editors to AI directors. Organizational structures in marketing departments are being rewritten.

5. The “Real or AI?” Era Has Arrived
On social media, the border between filmed footage and AI creation is disappearing. Video is no longer proof of reality, and trust design is becoming a new critical skill.

2026 is the turning point. Will you be replaced by AI—or will you direct it?