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“Fun With Veo 3 and Media Generation” by Zvi


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Since Claude 4 Opus things have been refreshingly quiet. Video break!

The First Good AI Videos

First up we have Prompt Theory, made with Veo 3, which I am considering the first legitimately good AI-generated video I’ve seen. It perfectly combining form and function. Makes you think.

Here's a variant, to up the stakes a bit, then here is him doing that again.

What does it say about the medium, or about us, that these are the first legit videos?

This was the second clearly good product. Once again, we see a new form of storytelling emerging, a way to make the most of a series of clips that last a maximum of eight seconds each. The script and execution are fantastic.

I predict that will be the key for making AI videos at the current tech level. You have to have a [...]

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Outline:

(00:16) The First Good AI Videos

(01:41) We Can Talk

(02:05) Our Price Cheap

(04:27) Changing the Game

(07:53) Making Things Interesting

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First published:

May 28th, 2025

Source:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/bJesrj3kXShrAJKnH/fun-with-veo-3-and-media-generation

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