Musk's Odyssey: Beautiful images alone do not make a film

RTÉ News · RTÉ News · 2026-11-02 09:02 UTC

Elon Musk wants to instill fear in Hollywood and promises a 'historically accurate' AI alternative to Nolan's 'Odyssey'. The first seven minutes are met with mockery. What the experiment reveals about the true limits of AI film production.

Elon Musk wants to instill fear in Hollywood and promises a 'historically accurate' AI alternative to Nolan's 'Odyssey'. The first seven minutes are met with mockery. What the experiment reveals about the true limits of AI film production.

A baby lies helpless in the mud as a massive plow, pulled by oxen and horses, relentlessly rolls toward the child. The dramatic scene initially seems like the beginning of an exorbitantly expensive Hollywood blockbuster. In fact, however, not a single pixel of it is real: Everything you see here originates from the data centers of an Artificial Intelligence.

Elon Musk wanted to rival Hollywood

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