alt Hacker News> Anyone remember when YC declared they would replace Hollywood?
I specifically remember a prolific HN commenter working on an AI video startup claiming that by the end of 2025, children would be able to create Hollywood-quality, feature-length movies using available AI video tools.
I believe this person's startup has (wisely) pivoted to building AI-powered tools for the movie industry.
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jnwatson • today at 3:53 PM
We're at the point now where we're seeing 30 second commercials that are mostly GenAI.
In other words, this is a failure of degree, not of category.
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In fairness, I agree that end-of-2025 AI probably could make a film so badly that 41% of the crew get cancer within 24 years:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conqueror_(1956_film)