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Grok Releases the First Seven Minutes of Its AI-Generated ‘Odyssey’
The seven-minute debut covers the Greeks’ arrival at Troy and names Odysseus as the only character, highlighting xAI’s generative video tools.
- Late Friday, Elon Musk's AI tool Grok Imagine released the first seven-minute episode of a planned 'The Odyssey' series, created with Wonder Studios and director Dev Walker. The project follows Musk's earlier pledge to produce a full-length, 'historically accurate' version of Homer's epic.
- The tech mogul announced the project in July, initially promising a 'historically accurate' film after criticizing Christopher Nolan's adaptation of 'The Odyssey' for its Academy-compliant casting of nonwhite and transgender actors. Musk's attacks preceded the release of Nolan's commercially successful film.
- Specifically targeting Nolan's casting of Elliot Page as Achilles' Ghost and Lupita Nyong as Helen of Troy, Musk claimed the director prioritized Oscar eligibility over art. He wrote that Chris Nolan is 'an anti-White racist,' alleging the choices were calculated for awards eligibility.
- While Nolan's film grossed over $1.7 billion, the Grok version faces skeptical reception, with critics describing the seven-minute installment as airless and lacking artistry. Unlike Nolan's practical filmmaking feat spanning six countries, the AI episode offers viewers no momentum or human interest.
- Musk's ability to complete the full project remains uncertain; the MuskOmeter tracks his pledge fulfillment at a 24 percent hit rate. Meanwhile, director Nolan remains a vocal 'techno-skeptic,' telling AFP earlier this year that generative AI replacing human creativity is 'a nonsense.
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The clip appears a few months after Elon Musk said his AI platform, Grok Imagine, will create a film "historically faithful", based on Homer's poem. Grok Imagine released Friday, on his X account, the first episode of the promised adaptation of "Odyssey, generated by IA, made in collaboration ...
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Elon Musk’s Grok Releases First AI-Generated ‘Odyssey’ Episode, Months After Promising ‘Historically Accurate’ Full-Length Film
Months after Elon Musk promised that Grok Imagine would make an entirely AI “Odyssey” film, the tech mogul has partially followed through.
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