When ChatGPT launched in late 2022, people realized for the first time that artificial intelligence is not the future, but the present. However, AI made many mistakes in its early stages. It sometimes provided inaccurate information, used outdated data, and was poor at producing images or videos. To overcome these shortcomings, big tech companies around the world invested billions of dollars. As a result, AI gradually became a trusted tool in research, content writing, and creative work.
2025: The era of multimodal AI
By 2025, AI had made tremendous advances. Now it could understand and process not only text, but also voice and images simultaneously. The new AI models were more accurate than ever before, and the problem of hallucinations was significantly reduced. This year, a huge trend of images created by AI was seen on social media. ChatGPT-4o’s superior image-making capabilities made the AI even more popular among the general public. The craze for creating Ghibli-style art grew so much that even OpenAI’s servers were put under pressure.
Google Gemini and Image AI War
Along with OpenAI, Google also did not lag behind. Google introduced its own image generation models such as Nano Banana, which were considered adept at creating realistic images. These tools quickly became popular among digital art enthusiasts, and the race to create AI images intensified.
2026: the year of AI video
Now all eyes are on 2026, which is considered to be the year of AI video. Currently, companies like Google, OpenAI and xAI are working on improving video generation technology. Early signs of this were seen in 2025, where videos started looking more stable and natural. But this technology may become completely mature in 2026. It is believed that social media trends will now shift from images to AI-generated videos.
From free trial to paid features
It is likely that companies will first allow people to create AI videos for free so that users can try out the technology. Then gradually these features will be included in paid services. This will give creators a great opportunity to experiment with new things.
Deepfakes and strict rules
As AI is becoming more powerful, the risk of deepfakes is also increasing. It is becoming increasingly difficult to identify fake but incredibly real looking images and videos. For this reason, big tech companies can implement more strict rules and safety guardrails on AI in the future to prevent misuse of AI and keep the digital world safe.
