AI ‘Odyssey’ speaks in modern English

The story

Elon Musk's AI-generated 'Odyssey' short film was released, but it received criticism for poor quality and modern dialogue, despite Musk's claims of historical accuracy.

Source: fortune.com

Our reading

Elon Musk’s AI-generated ‘Odyssey’ short film features characters speaking in modern English, which undermines his claim of historical accuracy. It’s like trying to reenact the Roman Empire with a cast that only knows TikTok slang.

The film’s jarring scene transitions and plastic character models suggest that the AI didn’t just lack skill—it lacked the basic human instinct to know when to stop.

It’s not just a bad movie; it’s a reminder that even the richest man in the world can’t outsource storytelling to a machine and expect it to feel like a real epic.