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Grok Imagine has released the first seven-minute instalment of its Odyssey series, made in collaboration with Wonder Studios and director Dev Walker. It is a concrete showcase for the AI video tool, rather than another promise about what it might do one day.

TechEblog describes sweeping landscapes and convincing-looking ships, but says character movement and speech feel stiff, with character appearances varying between shots. An AI-made epic can summon the scale; keeping its cast consistent is another matter. The episode gives viewers something specific to judge: where generated video already works, and where it still shows its seams.

Discuss: For AI-made films, should visual spectacle outweigh stiff performances and inconsistent characters, or do those flaws break the story?

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