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Midjourney and Meta Partnership
NotebookLM Goes Global: Video Overviews Now in 80 Languages
Alexandre HOTTON
August 26, 2025
News of the day
1. Meta licenses Midjourney's AI image/video technology to enhance its future products' visual quality → Read more
2. Google's NotebookLM Video Overviews now supports 80 languages instead of English-only → Read more
3. AI chatbots that excessively agree with and praise users are designed to be addictive and can cause mental health issues → Read more
4. DeepSeek delayed its new AI model due to technical failures with Huawei's Ascend chips→ Read more
Our take
Hi Dotikers!
It's Alexandr Wang, Meta's new AI chief, who just dropped the bomb on X. Perfect timing to mark his territory: Wang just joined Meta after Zuckerberg invested $14.8 billion in Scale AI, the company he founded at 19 that became THE training data supplier for AI models. At 27, the AI prodigy now holds the keys to the kingdom at Meta, and his first big announcement doesn't disappoint.
His message is clear: Meta is teaming up with Midjourney to integrate their tech into the group's future products. Said like that, it sounds corporate, but the reality is more brutal: it's Zuckerberg's calculated move in his war against Google and OpenAI.
The context: Meta was late to the generative AI game. While OpenAI was launching DALL-E and Google was developing Gemini, Meta was tinkering with its own tools (Imagine, Movie Gen) that remained mediocre compared to the competition. Rather than keep wasting time and money reinventing the wheel, they chose the pragmatic path: ally with the best.
What actually changes: Meta's 3 billion users will be able to generate Midjourney-quality images and videos directly in Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger. No more juggling between different apps or paying for a separate $10/month Midjourney subscription. You'll be able to create your visuals for posts, stories, and reels right in the interface you already use.
Why it's smart: Midjourney stays independent (no acquisition, just a license), Meta immediately gets cutting-edge technology without starting from scratch, and content creators get pro tools integrated into their daily platforms. Wang talks about "bringing beauty to billions," and for once, it's not just marketing.
The timing isn't random: This announcement comes right when Midjourney is facing lawsuits from Disney and Universal for copyright violations. Meta gets the tech benefits without directly inheriting the legal headaches.
Alex's Insight - Dylan Patel's advice to Sam Altman: let AI take actions for users (book flights, order food...) and take a small % cut
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