‘Meaningless as a laptop screensaver’: reviewers slate Musk’s AI-made Odyssey film
Summary
Elon Musk and London-based startup Wonder Studios released a seven-minute, AI-generated episode adapting Homer’s Odyssey, made with Grok Imagine. Reviewers criticized the episode’s visuals and storytelling, and Wonder said it would use feedback to improve the next installment.Key Facts
- The first episode shows Odysseus deciding to join the Greek forces, sailing from Ithaca, and reaching the Trojan War.
- Musk had pledged to make a historically accurate adaptation and previously criticized Christopher Nolan’s casting choices in his Odyssey film.
- Wonder co-founder Xavier Collins said a three-person creative team made the episode in less than two weeks.
- The episode reportedly cost tens of thousands of dollars; Nolan’s film cost $250 million and grossed $1.8 billion, according to the article.
- The episode had received 7.3 million views on X at the time of the article.
- Guardian critic Peter Bradshaw gave the episode one star, while a Telegraph reviewer criticized its visuals.
- Collins said Wonder would review feedback, including criticism of the boats’ historical accuracy and the episode’s pacing.
- Wonder has also worked with Google DeepMind on an AI-generated video for Lewis Capaldi’s song Something in the Heavens.
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