Lights, prompts, action! Chris and Larry return from the abyss to find AI video has leveled up—from glitchy experiments to full-on cinematic tools like Sora, Runway, and Pika. We break down how your laptop became a movie studio, plus hit the news desk with AI DJs, quantum robots, corporate upheaval, and a spicy little hack called “Policy Puppetry.”

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Sora
https://sora.chatgpt.com/

Runway (Gen-4)
https://runwayml.com/

Pika Labs
https://pika.art

Synthesia
https://www.synthesia.io

HeyGen
https://www.heygen.com

Wonder Studio (by Wonder Dynamics)
https://wonderdynamics.com

Kling AI
https://app.klingai.com

Adobe Firefly
https://www.adobe.com/products/firefly.html

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