Ward: Summit's featured AI short film was created in under a week
Caleb Ward · All-In Summit: AI film and the generative art revolution with Caleb Ward · Sep 27, 2023 · at 5:47
Caleb Ward, CEO of Curious Refuge, showcases an AI-generated short film during his talk on democratic creativity at the All-In Summit 2023.
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“This film that you're watching right now was created by a woman in the Middle East in less than a week.”
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