Creative Industries Weekly AI News
January 5 - January 13, 2026This weekly update shows that AI agents are changing how creative work gets done around the world. Companies are using smart AI systems to help make videos, pictures, and designs faster than ever before.
Meta, a big social media company, is buying a company called Manus to get better AI agents that can help with creative tasks. These agents can do many jobs on their own, like researching ideas or helping companies with their work. This is important because it means creative people might have AI helpers doing boring tasks so they can focus on fun, original ideas.
At a big tech show called CES 2026, creative leaders talked about how AI is helping artists and filmmakers. Famous director Joseph Gordon-Levitt started a group called the Creators Coalition on AI to make sure creative people get paid fairly when AI uses their work. This is an important conversation because many artists worry that AI might copy their style without asking permission.
Companies are also using AI to make pictures and videos. Fashion company Zara is using AI to show their clothes on models by changing photos instead of taking new pictures every time. Another company called Luma made a tool called Ray3 Modify that can change videos while keeping the actor's real movements and feelings. This helps creators make content faster without losing quality.
Even toy companies are getting creative with AI. LEGO showed off new SMART Play bricks at CES 2026 that have AI inside them to make games and play more fun. These changes show that AI agents are becoming helpers in almost every creative field, from movies to fashion to toys.