Katie Lewis

Research @runwayml , previously PhD @MIT_CSAIL
Computer vision, generative & creative AI research. Opinions are my own.

[Katie Lewis @KatieLewisMIT]

We’re hiring across many roles in research and engineering! We’re a remote-first company, with opportunities to work in person at our HQ in New York or offices in SF, Seattle, London, and Tel Aviv!
https://t.co/0F4yPjCHMj

[Katie Lewis @KatieLewisMIT]

I’m at CVPR through Sunday. DM me if you want to grab a coffee!

I lead a research team at Runway and am excited to chat with folks about our research on general world models, real-time video generation, and creative tools.

Links to our recent research and open roles in thread

[Katie Lewis @KatieLewisMIT]

Real-time interactive video generation for explorable environments and physical AI:
https://t.co/pt4W1DQnxf

https://t.co/ubMI8mR2fc

[Runway @runwayml]

A breakthrough in real-time video generation.

As a research preview developed with @NVIDIA and shared at @NVIDIAGTC this week, we trained a new real-time video model running on Vera Rubin. HD videos generate instantly, with time-to-first-frame under 100ms. Unlocking an entirely new creative paradigm and bolstering the foundations of our General World Model, GWM-1.

Real-time generation opens a fundamentally different design space for video models and world simulation. We're investing in co-designing our models alongside advances in hardware to keep pushing this frontier.

[Katie Lewis @KatieLewisMIT]

⚡ Real-time video research:

Expressive, conversational video agents built from a single image. Generalizes to any style and produces natural lip-sync at 24fps https://t.co/7dTeCEcSoG

[Katie Lewis @KatieLewisMIT]

🎬 Video editing research: Aleph 2.0 + Edit Studio bring frontier editing and generation to creators at scale.
https://t.co/S8VnVIwfWC

[J Felipe Orozco @jforozcop]

The making of The Rogue.

This project changed me creatively in a lot of ways. Spending years trying to figure out how to tell this story, and finally seeing it come alive the way I always dreamed it, still feels surreal.

What I love about this BTS is that it shows how personal the process really was. All the experimenting, the little discoveries, the obsession with performances, camera movement, atmosphere, and emotion.

This definitely feels like the beginning of a new chapter for filmmakers around the world searching for ways to finally bring their own stories to life.

Extremely proud to be part of this moment and this revolution alongside the entire @runwayml team.

Really happy to finally share this part too.

[TechCrunch @TechCrunch]

Runway started by helping filmmakers. Now it wants to beat Google at AI. https://t.co/TOQ826G7qB

[Runway @runwayml]

Today we're announcing Runway's expansion into Japan: we're opening a Tokyo office and investing an initial $40M in the country, as we build on what is already one of our largest and fastest-growing markets. We've tripled our enterprise customer base in the country in the last 12 months, with Japan becoming our third largest market globally. Companies like Yamaha, NHN and SoftBank are adopting Runway across marketing, advertising and creative content, and this expansion brings us closer to Japan's leading companies in gaming, media and robotics.

Learn more about the initiative and the roles we're hiring for at the link below.

[Marko Slavnic @Markoslavnic]

The quality of animation you can create on your own is truly amazing. We really are just limited by our imaginations at this point. Go tell your story!

Made in @runwayml in a few hours and a handful of gens.

[Anastasis Germanidis @agermanidis]

Runway added more than $40M in net new ARR so far this quarter, and we're less than halfway through. The biggest growth period in the history of the company.

Generative video has hit its inflection point. Enterprises like Amazon and Robinhood are using Runway daily to reshape how they tell stories and reach customers, on our frontier video and world models.

Thank you to our team and our customers. The best is yet to come.

[Katie Lewis @KatieLewisMIT]

Join us for dinner on June 4th at CVPR !
RSVP: https://t.co/5mlEWJVvuE

We're currently hiring across many roles in research and engineering. https://t.co/OFMa1HaXvL

[Runway @runwayml]

Join the Runway team in Denver on June 4th at our annual CVPR Friends Dinner for conversation, cocktails and bites.

RSVP at the link below.

[Runway @runwayml]

It used to take a miracle to bring an idea to life. Now all it needs is your point of view. Every possible film. Every possible ad. Every idea you could ever imagine, all just waiting for you to generate them with Runway.

Learn how with Runway Academy. Get started at the link below.

[Runway @runwayml]

Big ideas don’t need big budgets. Just great storytelling. From idea to execution, this short ad was created by a single creative in just one afternoon with Runway. Try it yourself at the link below. #MadeWithRunway

[Runway @runwayml]

Second Place

Not for Vampires — Simon Meyer

[Runway @runwayml]

Grand Prize

Last Forever — László Gaál

[Michelle Kwon @MiSunKw]

After many months away, I'll be back in the Bay. Come hang with a bunch of us on Wednesday at our San Francisco HQ. Hear about how we're thinking about scaling Runway and get a sneak peek at our latest enterprise product offering.

We'd love to meet you if you're interested in helping supercharge Runway's growth; even if you're not looking, come for the conversation.

Spots are limited and approval-based:
https://t.co/7m3Bfri3oB

[Katie Lewis @KatieLewisMIT]

Kitchen redesign and staging in @runwayml

[Runway @runwayml]

Introducing Runway's Big Ad Contest For Products That Don't Exist. Your chance to make any ad you can imagine for up to $100K in cash prizes. No client notes. No producers saying no. Just 7 briefs to choose from and 2 weeks to make your wildest concepts come to life. Big ideas win big.

Learn more and get started at the link below.