Google Quietly Launched Its Best AI Video Tools (& Didn't Tell You)

I’m back from Google I/O, and while everyone saw the big keynote announcements, some of the most interesting AI tools were buried in the margins. In this one, I dig into what Google is actually building around Omni, Flow, Genie, video editing, world models, audio tools, and the creator workflows that did not get the clean keynote headline. I also got to talk with Josh Woodward and Logan Kilpatrick about what Omni is, where video fits into it, and why this might be less “one new video model” and more “a new layer for editing, remixing, compositing, and building with AI media.” The short version: Google’s AI video plan is getting weird. Maybe underpowered in spots, definitely sprawling, but also way more interesting than just waiting for the next model name. Plus — for the first time ever — a loose, on-the-ground podcast with some of my favorite creators recorded straight from the I/O floor. Try Artlist Studio here: https://artlist.io/artlist-70446/?artlist_aid=TheoreticallyMedia_4024&utm_source=affiliate_p&utm_medium=TheoreticallyMedia_4024&utm_campaign=TheoreticallyMedia_4024 Artlist Studio gives creators a workspace for generating visuals with major AI models, and the new update makes top models like Seedance 2.0, Nano Banana Pro, and Kling 3.0 way more accessible, with up to 5x more content so you can test, iterate, and chase the weird idea without watching every credit disappear. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro: Back from Google I/O 00:37 - Where did Veo go? Talking to Josh Woodward 01:53 - What we know about the Omni model 02:21 - Logan Kilpatrick on Omni 05:16 - Omni as an edit/compositing tool 06:25 - Three I/O things that flew under the radar 06:32 - New Flow tools & experimental features 07:19 - Build your own tools in Flow 08:05 - Genie 3 + Google Street View 08:35 - Genie multiplayer demo (first step to the holodeck?) 09:40 - Lyria 3 and the audio side 10:42 - Vibe-coding your own VSTs 11:03 - Setting up the I/O podcast 11:32 - Sponsor: Artlist Studio 13:12 - Podcast: Meet the creators 13:57 - Most exciting things from I/O 16:14 - Biggest surprises (and disappointments) 17:22 - The $99 price tier surprise 17:36 - Google's coherence at scale 18:38 - Guest swap: new cast members 19:21 - Filmmaking with the new AI tools 20:13 - Vibe-coding plugins and VSTs 20:34 - Did Google bury the lead? 22:33 - Shout outs and wrap up