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PG | July 22, 2024

Elon Musk, Tesla and SpaceX CEO, shared an AI-generated video on X that quickly went viral. The July 22 post, which has garnered nearly 40 million views, depicts an imaginary fashion show featuring world leaders and tech moguls.

The video opens with the Pope in an extravagant white coat, followed by a parade of global figures including Vladimir Putin, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un, Justin Trudeau, and Xi Jinping, each showcasing unique styles. Tech industry leaders like Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and Tim Cook also make appearances.

Musk captioned the video “High time for an AI fashion show,” emphasizing its innovative nature.

Viewer reactions have been mixed. Some express skepticism, with one comment calling for a return to “real and beautiful” fashion shows. Others, like user Nikola, marvel at AI’s progress, noting the difficulty in distinguishing between reality and artificial content.

AI-generated fashion, viral video, Elon Musk, world leaders, tech moguls, deepfake technology

46 Seconds
PG | July 12, 2024

Prepare to be amazed at this one-person produced “fake” Volvo commercial by Lazlo Gaal – in less than 24 hours!

“Idea, prompting, post-production by me. This is a fan-made spec ad and not an official Volvo advertisement.

 

This is a test for trying out the RunwayML Gen-3 Alpha model for commercial purpouses. All the shots are generated with RunwayML using text-to-video, some small details were retouched in AE after the edit was done (logo, license plate, or if I really liked a shot but there were two cars present, etc).

 

Altogether I spent less than 24 hours working on this video – Gen3 is only out since 1.5 day ago – this includes generating the clips, selecting them, editing them to a coherent story, retouching and sound design.

 

Is this a big step-up from Gen-2? Definitely! Gen-2 was a great experiment but Gen-3 is something that will change the industry. Pricing wise some people say it’s expensive but I think if you go for the unlimited plan it’s worth the money.

 

I just can’t wait for the feature updates including image prompting and director mode!”

Be sure to follow Lazlo on YouTube.

#ai #runwayml #gen3alpha #runwaygen3 #runwaygen3alpha ‪@RunwayML‬ #ai #aifilm #aifilmmaking #volvo ‪@VolvoCars‬

66 Seconds
PG | June 27,2004

OpenAi released a new Sora Video that brings back to life Toys R Us and its founder Charles Lazarus.

The company filed for bankruptcy in 2017 and 2018, closing all of its stores in the US, UK, and Australia, with the last US stores closing in 2021.   Wikipedia

Not sure why but OpenAi’s Sora has released a video of a 66 second Toys R’ Us commercial featuring a child’s image and dream of founder Charles Lazarus.

It is only a matter of time that we begin seeing the next generation of celebrities that are Ai generated. Could this spell the end of the action hero? The A-listers?

I cannot do anything but accept the fact that wide video generation jobs like script writing, voiceovers as well as directing, screenplays, costumes and makeup is the largest job disrupter yet. It is impossible to put this genie back into the bottle. I have read articles stating that such tools represent less than 10% of a normal commericial/feature budget.

The only questions remaining – Who want’s to save over 90% of their project’s budget?