‘Meaningless as a laptop screensaver’: reviewers slate Musk’s AI-made Odyssey film

Summary

Elon Musk released a seven-minute AI-generated adaptation of Homer's Odyssey, made with Grok Imagine in conjunction with London startup Wonder Studios, after criticising Christopher Nolan's casting in his film. The episode was made in under two weeks by a team of three and reportedly cost tens of thousands of dollars, compared with Nolan's $250m film. Reviewers panned the result, and the team says the next episode will address criticism of its boats and pacing.

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