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AI Video Killed the Video Star

2025/6/6
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This chapter explores the capabilities of Google's VO3 AI video tool and its impact on filmmaking. It discusses a short film created using VO3 and other AI tools, highlighting the process and the mixed reactions it received. The technical limitations of the technology are also examined.
  • Google's VO3 AI video tool, combined with audio generation, creates realistic videos.
  • A short film was made using VO3, Runway, and MidJourney, demonstrating the potential and limitations of the technology.
  • Mixed reactions to the AI-generated film highlight concerns about the future of filmmaking and the potential for deepfakes.

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Google’s new AI video tool Veo 3 looks freakishly real, but it might take Hollywood to fully harness its power.

This episode was produced by Gabrielle Berbey and Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Avishay Artsy, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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