Google Announces That Its Veo Generative AI Model Has Gotten an Expressive New Update

Google Announces That Its Veo Generative AI Model Has Gotten an Expressive New Update

By Jourdan Aldredge
Publication Date: 2026-01-19 18:53:00

While it seems like most generative AI models have hit a level that we won’t call stagnation, but do appear to be somewhat at a plateau of sorts, major tech companies like Google are still putting out announcements highlighting the improvements these models are seeing with the most recent updates.

The latest example of this is Veo 3.1, which gets new “ingredients to video” as part of a new update that aims to add more consistency, creativity, and control to the AI video model.

Without casting judgment, something we’ll leave to you to do if you feel so inclined, let’s take a look at the new improvements to Veo 3.1, which have been shared online and with some video examples.


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