We’re launching AI Chat 2, aka Bumblebee, inside Async’s Video Editor: a major upgrade to the way you edit or generate videos with AI.
The overall chat experience is now 3× faster, with improvements across the parts of the workflow that used to slow people down most, like waiting for the AI to respond or keeping track of what it created.
On top of getting everything done 3 times faster, we also improved your overall experience with editing. With this model, we’re bringing you clearer planning, better execution, and a smoother path from your initial idea to the finished asset.
In other words, Bumblebee is built to help you move faster without feeling like you have to guess what is happening behind the scenes.
What’s new in Bumblebee
Bumblebee is a full upgrade to the AI chat experience inside the AI Video Editor.
You can use it to discuss your idea, plan your next video, or edit the existing content. The difference is that the whole flow now feels 3x faster and more predictable.
The AI responds sooner, explains what it is planning more clearly, and does a better job following through on the direction it gives you. Generated files are also easier to find and understand inside the chat, so you can see what was created and decide what to do next without losing the thread.
3× faster overall chat experience
The headline improvement is speed.
With Bumblebee, the overall chat experience is now 3× faster. That means less time waiting for chat to understand your request, prepare the next step, or respond during planning and editing.
This does not mean every generation itself is suddenly 3× faster. Generation speed still depends on the model, the task, and the type of output.
What is faster is the experience around it: the thinking, planning, responding, routing, and back-and-forth that happens while you are trying to create or edit something.
That is where momentum usually gets lost. Bumblebee is built to keep it moving.
Built for editing first
Async is not just a place to generate something from scratch.
A lot of the real work happens after you already have footage, clips, visuals, audio, or a rough idea in front of you. You may want to clean up a video, change the pacing, create variations, extract frames, try a new direction, or turn one piece of content into something more polished.
Bumblebee is designed for that full workflow.
You can start by editing existing content or by generating something new. You can ask for a plan, make changes, create assets, review the result, and continue from there without leaving the editor.
The experience is faster and easier to follow, but the bigger change is control. Chat now does a better job understanding what you want, explaining what it is about to do, and helping you keep the project moving.
Run multiple generations at once
One of the biggest upgrades in Bumblebee is parallel generation.
Instead of waiting for one output before starting the next one, you can generate multiple results at the same time. That means you can explore different ideas, compare styles, create options, and move faster through the parts of the process that usually slow everything down.
This is especially useful when you are still deciding what direction to take.
You can test several visual ideas. Try different versions of a scene. Create multiple assets for the same project. Or simply move through a batch of generations without treating each one like a separate waiting room.
Creative work is rarely one straight line. Bumblebee gives you more room to explore without slowing down every time you want another option.
Start a task, leave, and come back when it’s done
Some editing tasks are quick. Others take longer.
With Bumblebee, longer tasks can keep running in the background, so you do not have to sit and wait while Async works.
Start the task, close the window, and go do something else. Async will notify you when the job is finished.
This makes a real difference for bigger edits and heavier creative requests. You can keep working, take a break, answer messages, or move on with your day instead of watching the chat and wondering when it will be done.
It makes Async feel less like something you have to babysit and more like something you can hand work to.
Skills make repeatable work sharper
Bumblebee also brings the foundation for Skills.
Skills are focused workflows that help Async handle specific creative tasks with more precision. Instead of treating every request like a general prompt, Skills give Async a clearer job to do.
There can be Skills for things like generating images, removing bad takes, extracting frames, creating AI cartoons, and more.
You choose the Skill, write your prompt, and Async uses that specialized workflow to complete the task in a more targeted way.
This is especially useful for repeatable creative work, where you want the system to understand the type of task from the beginning instead of figuring it out from scratch every time.
Ask when you want to think. Act when you want to create.
Bumblebee introduces two modes: Ask and Act.
- Ask is for planning, discussing, exploring ideas, and figuring out the best direction before anything is created or changed.
- Act is for when you already know what you want and need Async to do it.
You can move between both naturally depending on where you are in the workflow. Sometimes you want to talk through an idea first. Sometimes you just want the edit done. Bumblebee makes that difference clearer, so you stay in control of when chat explains and when it gets to work.
See the plan before Async starts
Bumblebee also makes bigger actions easier to follow.
With plan blocks, Async shows what it is about to do before it starts. You can see the direction, understand the next step, and catch anything that feels off before the work begins.
This is especially helpful for more complex edits or generations, where one prompt can lead to several actions.
Instead of wondering whether Async understood your request, you can see the plan first. The workflow becomes clearer, and the result is easier to evaluate once it is done.
Fewer surprises in the final result
Bumblebee improves the connection between what Async says it will do and what it actually produces.
That means fewer confusing outputs, fewer unexpected turns, and a more predictable creative process overall.
When you ask Async to edit or create something, the plan should make sense, and the final result should follow that plan as closely as possible.
This is one of the quieter upgrades, but it matters a lot. A faster workflow only helps if you can trust where it is going.
More control over what you do not want
Bumblebee also supports negative prompts, so you can tell Async what to avoid.
That gives you more control over the result from the start. Instead of only describing what you want, you can also guide the output by saying what should not appear, what style to avoid, or what direction not to take.
It is a simple change, but it makes prompting feel more precise.
Generated files are easier to follow
When Async creates something, it should be clear what was made and what you can do with it next.
Bumblebee improves how generated files appear inside chat, so assets are easier to find, understand, and continue working with.
This matters when you are creating several versions, working through multiple edits, or testing different directions in the same project.
The workflow should feel clean: create, review, continue.
The right model for the task
Different creative requests need different models.
Some are better for video. Some are better for images. Some are better for style, detail, speed, or specific types of edits.
Bumblebee improves how Async chooses the right model for the task, so you do not have to think through every technical choice yourself.
You describe what you want to make or change, and Async handles more of the routing behind the scenes.
Overall, Bumblebee improves how Async chooses the right model for the task, so you do not have to think through every technical choice yourself.
You describe what you want to make or change, and Async handles more of the routing behind the scenes.
Bumblebee is the version of chat we wanted Async to have for a long time. Just a faster, clearer way to ask for an edit, try a few ideas, see what is happening, and keep the project moving without feeling stuck in the middle of the process.
It is still the beginning, but it is a big one.
Bumblebee is now available inside Async’s Video Editor.
