The Neuron: AI Explained Inside Google Labs: 3 AI Tools That Will Change How You Create
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Feb 3, 2026 Megan Li, Senior Product Manager at Google Labs who builds Opal, shows a no-code visual workflow builder. Tomas Ilgic, Senior Director who leads Flow, demos AI filmmaking and scene editing tools. Jaclyn Konzelman, Director behind Mixboard, walks through AI-powered visual ideation and mood boards. They demo creating visuals, video clips, and chained AI apps, and discuss integration, editing workflows, and future directions.
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Wild Insertions Stayed Coherent
- Tomas showed inserting a Labrador and then a cat in armor riding a leopard to illustrate insertion and reflection handling.
- Flow respected reflections and scene context, making added objects behave consistently with lighting and motion.
Image First For Consistent Shots
- Image models lead video in controllability and consistency, so Flow uses images for precise storyboarding then animates.
- Tomas says image frames let creators achieve multi-angle consistency before stretching to longer video clips.
Prefer Short Iterative Shots First
- Expect longer clips soon but design workflows for short, iterative shots first.
- Extend or chain seconds-long shots for control; use world-building tools for continuous scenes later.