Gorka predicts that over the next 1-2 months, Pika will focus on adding controllability features to video models for professional studio use.
“the next month or two is gonna be fully focused on, okay, how much controllability we can add to these models, so that professionals at studios, professionals who want to actually produce content that fits their use cases perfectly can leverage these models.”
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