‘Meaningless as a laptop screensaver’: reviewers slate Musk’s AI-made Odyssey film
Tesla tycoon launched Grok project after criticising Christoper Nolan’s diverse casting for his Homeric blockbuster Elon Musk has released an AI-generated…
The Guardian reports: Tesla tycoon launched Grok project after criticising Christoper Nolan’s diverse casting for his Homeric blockbuster Elon Musk has released an AI-generated rival to Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey after pledging to make a version “true to the art of Homer”.
Having criticised the hit movie in the summer, the tycoon said he would use Grok Imagine to make a “historically accurate” adaptation.
This technology story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Musk’s AI-made Odyssey, Grok Imagine and Christoper Nolan.
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- Musk’s AI-made Odyssey, Grok Imagine, Christoper Nolan, Homeric
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