AICA / Silicon Valley·Ranked Thursday, July 16, 2026

Google Vids now lets you star in your own AI videos

Google Vids adds personalized AI avatars for user-generated video creation.

Google is adding personalized AI avatars to Vids that let users create videos starring a digital version of themselves, alongside Gemini Omni-powered tools for generating and editing videos from prompts and reference images.

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#18 that day3.15/ 10

Technology breakthrough · weight 30%4/10

Economic impact · weight 25%3/10

Job impact · weight 20%1/10

Regional relevance · weight 15%6/10

Policy & geopolitics · weight 10%1/10

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