Runway builds foundational General World Models and AI systems designed to understand, perceive, generate and act in the world. The company's stated ambition is to simulate all possible worlds and experiences in order to tackle hard problems in robotics, disease research and scientific discovery. Its technical work spans generative AI, video generation and modeling, simulation and world simulation for robotics.
The company's products include Gen-4.5, a video model billed as the world's best, and GWM-1, a General World Model described as state-of-the-art. Alongside its research and modeling work, Runway runs Runway Studios, an initiative supporting creators in bringing their visions to life, and the AI Film Festival, both aimed at removing barriers to entry in content creation. The company's reach is global, and its work touches industries including art, entertainment, film, media and content creation, robotics, healthcare and scientific discovery.
Runway describes itself as merging art and science, with a focus on human creativity and a mission-driven approach. The company holds that systems should learn from mistakes through trial and error, much as humans do, and maintains a commitment to making content creation accessible to everyone.
