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Pouty heroines, perfect palaces—AI prompts are building new age films in India
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Hindi films 'Naisha' and 'Maharaja in Denims', along with the Kannada 'Love You', are all vying to be India’s first GenAI movie. Tools like Midjourney and Luma created actors and sets.

New Delhi: A dramatic confrontation with thin air, gazing at a chopper that didn’t exist, reacting to an enemy created by code, performing on empty sets with no physical cues. For actor Rohit Bose Roy, the AI-generated sequences in the 2024 film IRaH demanded every ounce of his imagination.“Sometimes I’d tell my director, ‘Don’t tell me what’s going to happen—let me feel the moment,’” Roy said, adding that he was stunned when he saw the final cut during dubbing. “It’s crazy how much AI and VFX can transform the film.”But films like IraH, Kalki 2898 AD, or even Srijit Mukherji’s <a href="https://theprint.in/opinion/uttam-kumar-is-every-bengali-womans-romantic-crush-can-ai-bring-him-back-to-life/2001489/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://theprint.in/opinion/uttam-kumar-is-every-bengali-womans-romantic-crush-can-ai-bring-him-back-to-life/2001489/&source=gmail&ust=1747994689018000&usg=AOvVaw3TK5M0OZH8zFS4pRxi8IY9">Oti Uttam</a>, are just a start. Unlike Hollywood, where AI is mostly used for scripts, de-aging, or background visuals, Indian filmmakers are leaping straight to full-throttle prompt-driven production. The upcoming Hindi films Naisha and Maharaja in Denims, along with the Kannada-language Love You, are all vying for the title of India’s first AI-generated feature film. Directors are now using text prompts to plan scenes and sketch out entire films with tools like Midjourney, Luma AI, Runway, and ElevenLabs.Studios dedicated entirely to AI filmmaking are emerging across the country. Tollywood’s Dil Raju has <a href="https://www.123telugu.com/mnews/ai-is-the-future-of-filmmaking-dil-raju-at-larven-ai-studio-launch.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.123telugu.com/mnews/ai-is-the-future-of-filmmaking-dil-raju-at-larven-ai-studio-launch.html&source=gmail&ust=1747994689018000&usg=AOvVaw0M7zSdKL8QPRVpjekUWX5m">launched</a> Larven AI Studio. Ajay Devgn has unveiled <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/ajay-devgn-launches-ai-driven-media-company-prismix/articleshow/118796858.cms?from=mdr" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/ajay-devgn-launches-ai-driven-media-company-prismix/articleshow/118796858.cms?from%3Dmdr&source=gmail&ust=1747994689018000&usg=AOvVaw3aivTdOcpmTwfPnrKUp3Tf">Prismix</a>. Chandigarh’s Intelliflicks Studios is behind Maharaja in Denims and Mumbai-based Amazing Indian Stories is developing Naisha.[caption id="attachment_2634960" align="alignnone" width="696"]<img class="size-large wp-image-2634960" src="https://static.theprint.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/maharaja-in-denims-SINGER-IN-THE-DARBAR-4-1024x559.jpg" alt="Maharaja in Denims still" width="696" height="380" /> A darbar scene from Maharaja in Denims, a hyperrealistic AI film by Intelliflicks Studios. “It’s tech, yet it tells stories that feel real,” said studio co-founder Gurdeep Pall | By special arrangement[/caption] “Our vision is that in the same way anyone can write a poem or a book today, people will be able to tell their story with a movie made with AI,” said Gurdeep Singh Pall, CEO of Intelliflicks Studios and president of AI Strategy at Qualtrics, a US-based software company.AI could democratise the expensive business of filmmaking, according to him.“Filmmaking was traditionally an analog process, limited by physical methods. About 20 years ago, digital cameras and CGI made VFX the go-to for effects that analog couldn’t manage. Now generative AI can handle most digital tasks at a fraction of the cost and time, making filmmaking far more accessible,” he added.At Cannes 2025, Intelliflicks announced its Hollywood debut with a five-film deal alongside The Conjuring creator Tony DeRosa-Grund. The slate spans supernatural horror to animated spy thrillers. With Maharaja in Denims nearing release, Intelliflicks is positioning India as a serious contender in the AI-filmmaking space.[caption id="attachment_2634973" align="alignnone" width="696"]<img class="size-large wp-image-2634973" src="https://static.theprint.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/city-scene-in-Naisha-1024x566.jpg" alt="Naisha scene " width="696" height="385" /> A city scene in Naisha. AI filmmaking requires human vision and imagination but tools like Midjourney and Luma do the rest | YouTube screengrab[/caption] AI isn’t the same as CGI, where artists build digital visuals from scratch, or VFX, which merges those visuals into live-action. It can generate anything from stills to video, voices to faces from text prompts. A filmmaker can type something like “18th-century Jaipur palace with sandstone domes” into Midjourney for concept images. Those can then guide Luma AI to animate videos or build 3D environments. The process still needs human input, but much less of it.Hollywood has been experimenting for years, though with a lighter touch of late, especially in the wake of protests over AI. The Brutalist and Emilia Pérez, both of which won Oscars this year, <a href="https://theprint.in/entertainment/what-the-brutalist-and-emilia-perez-tell-us-about-ai-in-hollywood/2463443/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://theprint.in/entertainment/what-the-brutalist-and-emilia-perez-tell-us-about-ai-in-hollywood/2463443/&source=gmail&ust=1747994689018000&usg=AOvVaw2XggKENRfL1LuRAgxtVglc">used the AI tool Respeecher</a> to alter vocal tones and dialects. Here used <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/here-movie-de-age-tom-hanks-generative-ai/#:~:text=Furiosa%3A%20A%20Mad%20Max%20Saga,character%20from%20the%201979%20original." target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.wired.com/story/here-movie-de-age-tom-hanks-generative-ai/%23:~:text%3DFuriosa%253A%2520A%2520Mad%2520Max%2520Saga,character%2520from%2520the%25201979%2520original.&source=gmail&ust=1747994689018000&usg=AOvVaw2jxuzI3jD0ny0sQg-eqQ6W">de-aging technology</a> from VFX company Metaphysic on Tom Hanks and Robin Wright. In Alien: Romulus, AI was used to <a href="https://www.aiinhollywood.com/home/alien-romulus-uses-ai-to-bring-back-original-character" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.aiinhollywood.com/home/alien-romulus-uses-ai-to-bring-back-original-character&source=gmail&ust=1747994689018000&usg=AOvVaw2rDp6wUkBcqbFEU7Uhlopz">resurrect the character Ash</a> from the 1979 original, even though actor Ian Holm had died. Indian productions, meanwhile, are now going all in.[caption id="attachment_2634939" align="alignnone" width="696"]<img class="size-large wp-image-2634939" src="https://static.theprint.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IraH-uses-digital-de-ageing--1024x420.jpg" alt="IRaH scene " width="696" height="285" /> A still from IRaH, which used AI to de-age actor Rohit Bose Roy and generate digital effects | YouTube screengrab[/caption]At the World Audio Visual Entertainment Summit (WAVES) 2025, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/waves-2025-shekhar-kapur-on-how-he-can-create-stars-using-ai-i-don-039-t-need-amitabh-bachchan-shah-rukh-khan-8319267" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/waves-2025-shekhar-kapur-on-how-he-can-create-stars-using-ai-i-don-039-t-need-amitabh-bachchan-shah-rukh-khan-8319267&source=gmail&ust=1747994689018000&usg=AOvVaw3NvZetiOQJz7GQXQEOkD_I">declared </a>AI will replace film stars, allowing directors to create and copyright lifelike characters. Even platforms like <a href="https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/is-ai-the-end-of-human-storytelling-pocket-fm-bets-on-collaboration-11747106182514.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/is-ai-the-end-of-human-storytelling-pocket-fm-bets-on-collaboration-11747106182514.html&source=gmail&ust=1747994689018000&usg=AOvVaw1fI9nJMgZKtYe15MwlvG6K">Pocket FM</a> now use AI for voices and music in their audio stories. But the excitement comes with unease. There are tough questions about job loss, creative control, and whether machine-generated films can capture the heart that drives Bollywood storytelling. Kapur himself experimented with ChatGPT to write the script of the upcoming Masoom 2, but eventually <a href="https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/shekhar-kapur-reveals-he-used-chatgpt-to-write-story-for-masoom-2-i-am-far-more-creative-than-ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/shekhar-kapur-reveals-he-used-chatgpt-to-write-story-for-masoom-2-i-am-far-more-creative-than-ai&source=gmail&ust=1747994689018000&usg=AOvVaw0RPwJu_ECd36b7xz9gor5x">concluded</a> it wasn’t as “creative” as him.There’s a place for both, according to Naisha director Vivek Anchalia.“We’re entering an era where human-made work will become premium—just like how handmade goods gained value after the industrial revolution,” he said.<hr />Also Read: <a href="https://theprint.in/ground-reports/hyderabads-annapurna-studios-is-indias-high-tech-film-hub-a-50-yr-nagarjuna-family-legacy/2601631/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hyderabad’s Annapurna Studios is India’s high-tech film hub. A 50-yr Nagarjuna family legacy</a><hr /> <h3 style="font-weight: 400;">AI goes epic</h3>The trailer of Maharaja in Denims looks every bit like a grand Indian epic, but the uncanny valley is hard to cross. The faces are unmistakably Indian, but they don’t have stories behind their eyes. The palaces have no memories in their walls. The dancers move with grace, but they’ve never practiced. A character jolts awake from a nightmare, but his chest stays still. No heartbeat. No breath. It’s hyper-realistic but not real.Since 2023, a team of prompt engineers at Intelliflicks has been using tools like Runway, Midjourney, and Stability AI to create the film, which spans a wide sweep of history, from the Afghan-Sikh wars to Partition, the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, and the Mumbai terror attack. According to the South China Morning Post, AI helped bring production costs down to one-sixth of the <a href="https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3248487/does-ai-generated-film-maharaja-denims-mark-shift-indian-cinema" target="_blank" rel="noopener">estimated US$6 million budget</a> it would have taken to make it the traditional way.Most of the film is AI-generated, although its source material is a book by Khushwant Singh, not to be confused with the late namesake Train to Pakistan author.Singh, who co-founded Intelliflicks Studios with Pall, said the goal was to push the limits of AI on screen. The studio has shared teasers and behind-the-scenes glimpses of the project, which is set to release between July and September.“We’re now at a very interesting stage of realism,” said Singh. “There is so much you can do with AI—you can create massive sets, kings, royals, grandiose visuals.”[caption id="attachment_2635026" align="alignnone" width="696"]<img class="size-large wp-image-2635026" src="https://static.theprint.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/palace--1024x577.jpg" alt="Maharaja in Denims AI film" width="696" height="392" /> A battle scene from Maharaja in Denims | YouTube screengrab[/caption]A similar experiment is unfolding with Naisha, so named for its pouty-lipped, blemishless, ageless heroine. The project started as a music video, but escalating costs forced director Vivek Anchalia to pivot to AI. Eventually, the project evolved into a full-length romantic film.If it had been made the traditional way, the budget could have easily crossed Rs 70 crore, according to Anchalia, “but with AI, we pulled it off for less than 5 per cent of that cost.” Similarly, the Kannada Love You <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/others/love-you-first-kannada-ai-generated-film-made-by-priest-10-lakh-budget-6-months-no-actors-crew-101745335585123.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/others/love-you-first-kannada-ai-generated-film-made-by-priest-10-lakh-budget-6-months-no-actors-crew-101745335585123.html&source=gmail&ust=1747994689018000&usg=AOvVaw2rtPSS6au-zby2d4Q6BXVw">reportedly</a> cost only Rs 10 lakh to make.[caption id="attachment_2635030" align="alignnone" width="996"]<img class="size-full wp-image-2635030" src="https://static.theprint.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/scene-from-love-you-.jpg" alt="Love You Kannada AI film " width="996" height="452" /> A scene from the Kannada AI film Love You, directed and produced by S Narasimhamurthy, a temple priest by training. It was reportedly made within six months on a Rs 10 lakh budget | YouTube screengrab[/caption]But the shift to long-form storytelling has brought its own hiccups. The tech evolves so fast that completed scenes often need to be redone to keep up."Naisha Bose", the AI-generated lead actress, has already made an appearance in a Kalon jewellery ad, which also featured AI-created music.“If you look at the ad now compared to the trailer we released earlier, you’ll see the drastic difference. The goal now is to bring Naisha’s visuals in the film up to that standard,” Anchalia told ThePrint.[caption id="attachment_2634926" align="alignnone" width="696"]<img class="size-large wp-image-2634926" src="https://static.theprint.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/naisha-in-kalon-and-the-movie-1024x424.jpg" alt="AI film Naisha " width="696" height="288" /> The AI actor Naisha has evolved over time, as seen here in the Kalon ad (L) and the film trailer (R) | YouTube screengrabs[/caption]The film is expected to release later this year and a flurry of finishing touches is underway.“When we have a release date, we have to do a lot of work toward the end to stay updated,” Anchalia said.In IRaH, released in 2024, around 60 percent of the visuals—especially action scenes—were created using AI and VFX. The AI character IRAH (an anagram of Hira, Roy’s character) plays a central role. He plays both a 22-year-old and a nearly 52-year-old in the film—an age transformation made possible entirely through AI.“AI should be enhancing a film or a piece of art, adding to the original work. I don’t want AI to take over the work that I’m doing. If it enhances my work, I’m all for it,” 56-year-old Roy said. “AI is a technical assistant. It won’t do anything unless a coder tells it to.”<h3 style="font-weight: 400;">Machine behind the magic</h3>Naisha Bose’s mother is from Mizoram and her father is from Bengal. Her hunky boyfriend Zain Kapoor is vaguely reminiscent of Vicky Kaushal, or maybe a young Abhay Deol. They dive into azure waters, drive past scenic mountains, smooch in trains, dance in clubs.These and all other characters in the film were created from scratch using AI, with no real faces or existing images involved, according to Anchalia.The team fed a stream of prompts—age, ethnicity, body type, hair colour, eye shape—into seven or eight different tools like Midjourney, Luma, and Kring. With each iteration, the characters evolved.[caption id="attachment_2635033" align="alignnone" width="696"]<img class="size-large wp-image-2635033" src="https://static.theprint.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/naisha-1024x499.jpg" alt="Naisha AI film" width="696" height="339" /> An emotional moment in Naisha, produced by Amazing Indian Stories | YouTube screengrab | ThePrint[/caption]Anchalia and his colleague Harikesh Pawar often worked through the night, often till 5 am, wrestling with prompts to craft that one perfect scene. But after hours of effort, they’d sometimes have to scrap it all. AI actors falter where real ones often shine—they can look flawless but their eyes don’t reflect pain, the body language can be off.“There was a shot—Zain holding Naisha from behind outside a theatre, both looking ahead. I wanted a precise body movement: he leaves, exits one side, she turns at just the right moment. It was all very deliberate. I spent hours getting the image right, but the video just wouldn’t work. I had to let it go,” Anchalia said.Most of the footage is AI-generated, but real actors were used for motion capture. Human voice actors filled lead roles, with real composers scoring the music.But there’s now an AI tool for nearly every step of the filmmaking process—Midjourney for generating detailed images, Runway for video editing, Pika and Luma for video creation, Kring for visual effects, ElevenLabs for lifelike voice generation.[caption id="attachment_2635035" align="alignnone" width="696"]<img class="size-large wp-image-2635035" src="https://static.theprint.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/zain-naisha--1024x625.jpg" alt="" width="696" height="425" /> Zain goes speedboating in Naisha, which is filled with picturesque locales and equally picturesque AI actors | YouTube screengrab[/caption]To make Naisha, one software sculpted faces, breathing life into digital flesh. Others worked on bringing emotion in the AI voices, while the rest stitched together entire scenes and sets.“For images, it’s about how cinematic, realistic, and beautifully composed they are. With video, the focus shifts to body movement, fidelity, and avoiding glitches like morphing or distortion. You also look at how well the software sticks to the prompt—dynamism, camera movement. In audio, the key is voice variety, especially for filler characters, since main roles are voiced by real actors,” Anchalia said.Still, maintaining character consistency is tricky—faces can change, and geometry can shift mid-scene.“The biggest hurdle is these models are trained largely on Western aesthetics. Indian faces, especially women, were hard to get right. Had we made a Western film, we would’ve been done at twice the speed,” said Singh. He added that when given prompts for an Indian woman, the AI always defaults to a face with a bindi.[caption id="attachment_2635038" align="alignnone" width="696"]<img class="size-large wp-image-2635038" src="https://static.theprint.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MID-scene-1024x574.jpg" alt="India AI film" width="696" height="390" /> A street scene from Maharaja in Denims, where AI-generated characters walk through a recreated past built entirely from prompts | By special arrangement[/caption]The Maharaja in Denims team works out of a garage in Chandigarh—five to seven people huddled around Apple desktops. The director, co-director, editor, and creative head all test prompts like “Indian male, royal-looking, with a necklace, Sikh turban”. When a “eureka” moment comes, it’s a wrap.Pall said the film primarily uses Gen AI for visual elements like actors, scenes, motion, and lighting. Other tasks like screenplay, music, and dialogue, however, need more human intervention. “It’s all trial and error—a test of patience,” Singh said. “This isn’t traditional filmmaking. It’s a whole new medium, a breakthrough. Why compare it? It’s tech, yet it tells stories that feel real. It’s a new kind of cinema."[caption id="attachment_2635042" align="alignnone" width="696"]<img class="size-large wp-image-2635042" src="https://static.theprint.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/detail-in-maharaja-1024x574.jpg" alt="AI films in India " width="696" height="390" /> A falling flower and a twirling skirt in Maharaja in Denims. Getting shots like this with AI takes precision and is becoming its own kind of craft | By special arrangement[/caption]The process isn’t always cheap either. In IRAH, director Sam Bhattacharjee spent over a year on post-production. Without his own in-house VFX and AI setup, costs could have exceeded the film’s full production budget, Roy said. As AI becomes more accessible, however, the cost is likely to come down.Singh said that the technology brings costs down by 10 times. But it’s not just about saving money.“You can now attempt projects you’d never have dared to dream of because of budget constraints,” Singh added.<hr />Also Read: <a href="https://theprint.in/ground-reports/haryana-film-industry-radical-not-jugaad/2612381/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Haryana has a bold, new film industry. It’s radical and not all jugaad</a><hr /> <h3 style="font-weight: 400;">Creativity, consent, and control</h3>On the surface, AI looks like a great leveller. Filmmakers can now dream bigger, spend less, and bypass many of the old industry gatekeepers.“Today, producers stick to safe formulas—spies, RAW, action and crime dramas. AI will allow more risk-taking, more room for diverse ideas,” Anchalia said.But with this creative revolution come significant ethical concerns.The AI craze in Hollywood took a <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/07/sag-aftra-strike-studios-ai-proposal-sounds-like-black-mirror-right" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/07/sag-aftra-strike-studios-ai-proposal-sounds-like-black-mirror-right&source=gmail&ust=1747994689018000&usg=AOvVaw3izum7P3iZuLRjVWeMA8wj">Black Mirror-like turn</a> in 2023. Studios began offering background actors one-time fees to scan their faces and use their digital replicas forever, in any project, with no further pay. There was immediate pushback—the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) went on strike and Hollywood ground to a halt.Since then, US studios have been forced to reckon with new rules around consent, likeness rights, and where the line between man and machine should be drawn.India hasn’t had such a moment yet. But the same questions are starting to bubble up. AI is already deeply integrated into various stages of filmmaking and old roles are changing. Writers are using ChatGPT to crank out story drafts. Directors are visualising scenes with AI tools. Set designers are crafting virtual sets. Cinematographers are generating lighting references. It's bionic filmmaking and everyone becomes a set of parts.For some, a line has to be drawn for the sake of art itself.“Most Indian films are deeply rooted in emotion and storytelling. Think of something like Dil Chahta Hai—you can’t imagine that being made by AI,” said Rajesh Ramaswamy, an ad filmmaker. “We’re a culture driven by emotion—something machines can’t replicate. AI can enhance parts of the process, but only to a point.” But Anchalia scoffs at the romanticisation of human abilities.“In the long term, everybody is replaceable, except the director who gives vision to the film. AI does things better because it is intelligence,” said Anchalia. “We think we’re mystical creatures with emotions and lived experience—but in most jobs, mimicking those things is all that’s required. And AI is very good at mimicking.”Performers are feeling the heat. Roy said many actors are now trademarking their image and voice, worried about the implications for their work. In 2023, Anil Kapoor won a landmark case protecting his image rights and even his <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/why-anil-kapoor-is-in-time-magazine-100-most-influential-people-artificial-intelligence-101725605124640.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/why-anil-kapoor-is-in-time-magazine-100-most-influential-people-artificial-intelligence-101725605124640.html&source=gmail&ust=1747994689018000&usg=AOvVaw16X_JM5Mp97788ihIH9JKY">“jhakaas” catchphrase. </a>“Whether AI is a superhero or supervillain depends on ethics—how we raise it. Both governments and individuals share responsibility,” said Anchalia.Pall said it's hard to predict how this will evolve, as much of it depends on cultural readiness.“We might see stars appear as AI avatars, or a shift toward valuing story and quality over star power, similar to Hollywood,” he added. “Indian audiences embraced shows like Money Heist from Spain, despite the lack of local stars. The same could happen with high-quality, accessible Gen AI content.”(Edited by Asavari Singh)

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| | DEI / CRT HASTY GENERALIZATION🇺🇸 FALLACIES on X: "1. Amy Wax, Law Professor: Amy Laura Wax is a tenured professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, known for her work in social welfare law, family, workplace, and labor market issues. She has a background in biomedical sciences (B.S. from Yale, M.D. from Harvard) and" / X
May 25, 2025 |

| | DEI / CRT HASTY GENERALIZATION🇺🇸 FALLACIES on X: "Leftist Historian on Why Dems Failed | Glenn Loury & Daniel Bessner | Th... https://t.co/cHP8DkfuEu via @YouTube" / X
May 25, 2025 |

| | The Rise of the Woke Right | Glenn Loury & Daniel Bessner | The Glenn Show - YouTube
May 25, 2025
The Rise of the Woke Right | Glenn Loury & Daniel Bessner | The Glenn Show
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The Rise of the Woke Right | Glenn Loury & Daniel Bessner | The Glenn Show - YouTube

| | The Affirmative Action Myth | Glenn Loury, John McWhorter & Jason Riley | The Glenn Show - YouTube
May 25, 2025
The Affirmative Action Myth | Glenn Loury, John McWhorter & Jason Riley | The Glenn Show
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The Affirmative Action Myth | Glenn Loury, John McWhorter & Jason Riley | The Glenn Show - YouTube

| | Why Penn Wants Amy Wax Gone | Glenn Loury & Amy Wax | The Glenn Show - YouTube
May 25, 2025
Why Penn Wants Amy Wax Gone | Glenn Loury & Amy Wax | The Glenn Show
YouTube
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Why Penn Wants Amy Wax Gone | Glenn Loury & Amy Wax | The Glenn Show - YouTube

| | Glenn Loury on X: "Contrarianism—a willingness to cut against the grain of the prevailing discourse—helps to ward of groupthink. But provocateurs are something different. They seem to love the fight for its own sake. It's an important distinction to make. https://t.co/w3vEDE2oZq" / X
May 25, 2025 |

| | Interview with Amy Wax (Saving America, episode 396) - YouTube
May 25, 2025
Interview with Amy Wax (Saving America, episode 396)
YouTube
Professor Amy Wax recently grabbed the national spotlight when her comments about minority students went viral. We sat down this week to talk about affirmati... |

Interview with Amy Wax (Saving America, episode 396) - YouTube

| | (((Luke Ford))) on X: "16:00 Nathan Cofnas: With Amy Wax: For and against TDS, https://t.co/72EH0b2O59" / X
May 25, 2025 |

| | Five rules for coding with Booleans | InfoWorld
May 25, 2025
Five rules for coding with Booleans
InfoWorld
Booleans may seem harmless, but using them can be fraught with peril. When you can’t avoid them, follow these five rules. |

Five rules for coding with Booleans | InfoWorld

| | Martinez Clips on X: "4,000 White farmers sustained agriculture and a reliable food source in Rhodesia for decades. When it was all expropriated and handed over to one million native Zimbabwean Africans, it totally collapsed. https://t.co/1M0OekF2n8" / X
May 25, 2025 |

| | Jonatan Pallesen on X: "According to the newest GSS data, wokeness may be abating for the first time since 2014. https://t.co/zYPWzbbG6q" / X
May 25, 2025 |

| | Toby Young on X: "Academics lean heavily Left. Does this affect the results of their studies? A paper has found that researchers who support higher immigration are more likely to find results in line with that policy. https://t.co/aCnlWT9exG" / X
May 25, 2025 |

| | Benoit Mandelbrot on X: "@nathancofnas Watched bit over an hour and Dave's aggressive interrupting didn't help him. Good example of why podcasts are mostly useless for understanding anything. It just turns into a shouting match and trying to score cheap points on specific, mostly irrelevant issues." / X
May 25, 2025 |

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May 25, 2025
About - Nathan Cofnas
Nathan Cofnas
I'm a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge. I work in the philosophy of biology (very broadly construed) and ethics, and the intersection of these fields. I'm particularly interested in scientific and ethical controversies connected with evolu |

About - Nathan Cofnas

| | May 25, 2025 Nathan Cofnas On MAGA Communism & The Right’s Stupidity Problem (5-25-25) Luke Ford No sacred cows.
May 25, 2025
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| | Nathan Cofnas On MAGA Communism & The Right's Stupidity Problem (5-25-25) - YouTube
May 25, 2025
Nathan Cofnas On MAGA Communism & The Right's Stupidity Problem (5-25-25)
YouTube
03:00 Classical Liberalism Seminar at Stanford University - Nathan Cofnas, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8N-mwrQhfo07:45 Martinez X Cofnas on the errors/o... |

Nathan Cofnas On MAGA Communism & The Right's Stupidity Problem (5-25-25) - YouTube

| | I modified this old phone to read poetry - YouTube
May 25, 2025
I modified this old phone to read poetry
YouTube
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I modified this old phone to read poetry - YouTube

| | I trapped an AI model inside an art installation - YouTube
May 25, 2025
I trapped an AI model inside an art installation
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I trapped an AI model inside an art installation - YouTube

| | AI Art Installation Swaps Diffusion For Reflection | Hackaday
May 25, 2025
AI Art Installation Swaps Diffusion For Reflection
Hackaday
AI art is controversial, to say the least, but usually when talking about “AI Art”, one is talking about diffusion models. This unsettling artpeice called “Latent Reflection&#8221… |

AI Art Installation Swaps Diffusion For Reflection | Hackaday

| | New study redraws the world map: Earth only has six continents - The Brighter Side of News
May 25, 2025
New study redraws the world map: Earth only has six continents
The Brighter Side of News
Schoolchildren around the world have memorized the same lineup: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Oceania, Europe, North America, and South America. |

New study redraws the world map: Earth only has six continents - The Brighter Side of News

| | Biden-Hur Interview PROVES Biden Cognitive Decline, Biden Pardons Could Be INVALIDATED - YouTube
May 25, 2025
Biden-Hur Interview PROVES Biden Cognitive Decline, Biden Pardons Could Be INVALIDATED
YouTube
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Biden-Hur Interview PROVES Biden Cognitive Decline, Biden Pardons Could Be INVALIDATED - YouTube

| | Victor Davis Hanson: Trump’s ‘Counterrevolution’ and the Future of Ukraine, Iran, and US-China Trade - YouTube
May 24, 2025
Victor Davis Hanson: Trump’s ‘Counterrevolution’ and the Future of Ukraine, Iran, and US-China Trade
YouTube
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Victor Davis Hanson: Trump’s ‘Counterrevolution’ and the Future of Ukraine, Iran, and US-China Trade - YouTube

| | LGBTQIA+ community in meltdown after Pope Leo XIV says marriage is between a man and a woman - YouTube
May 24, 2025
LGBTQIA+ community in meltdown after Pope Leo XIV says marriage is between a man and a woman
YouTube
Pope Leo XIV was inaugurated with a ceremony in Rome over the weekend, which saw global leaders come together to mark the momentous occasion. The appointmen... |

LGBTQIA+ community in meltdown after Pope Leo XIV says marriage is between a man and a woman - YouTube

| | Why Theories of Everything Keep Failing - YouTube
May 24, 2025
Why Theories of Everything Keep Failing
YouTube
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Why Theories of Everything Keep Failing - YouTube

| | Bond crisis looming? GOP abandons DOGE, Google disrupts Search with AI, OpenAI buys Jony Ive's IO - YouTube
May 24, 2025
Bond crisis looming? GOP abandons DOGE, Google disrupts Search with AI, OpenAI buys Jony Ive's IO
YouTube
(0:00) Today's topics and bestie intros!(2:49) Bond market chaos, GOP abandons DOGE, Trump's big, beautiful bill passes the House(38:15) Google's big week: A... |

Bond crisis looming? GOP abandons DOGE, Google disrupts Search with AI, OpenAI buys Jony Ive's IO - YouTube

| | 1942 the Year That Changed the War and Memorial Day Celebration - YouTube
May 24, 2025
1942 the Year That Changed the War and Memorial Day Celebration
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1942 the Year That Changed the War and Memorial Day Celebration - YouTube

| | (2) ELON MUSK'S full speech at QATAR ECONOMIC FORUM - YouTube
May 24, 2025
ELON MUSK'S full speech at QATAR ECONOMIC FORUM
YouTube
Watch the full remarks by Elon Musk at the Qatar Economic Forum, where the Tesla and SpaceX CEO shared bold insights on the future of global markets, AI, ene... |

(2) ELON MUSK'S full speech at QATAR ECONOMIC FORUM - YouTube

| | (2) LIVE: Elon Musk speaks remotely at the Qatar Economic Forum - YouTube
May 24, 2025
LIVE: Elon Musk speaks remotely at the Qatar Economic Forum
YouTube
Tech billionaire Elon Musk speaks remotely at the Qatar Economic Forum about global influence. #musk #elonmusk #qatar #qatareconomicforum #business #live #Re... |

(2) LIVE: Elon Musk speaks remotely at the Qatar Economic Forum - YouTube

| | What is 1440p? QHD Resolution Explained
May 24, 2025
What is 1440p? QHD Resolution Explained
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What is 1440p? QHD Resolution Explained

| | 1440p - Wikipedia
May 24, 2025
1440p - Wikipedia |

| | Konzert (für Flöte, Oboe d'amore, Viola d'amore und Orchester) in E Major, TWV 53: I. (Andante) - YouTube Music
May 24, 2025
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Konzert (für Flöte, Oboe d'amore, Viola d'amore und Orchester) in E Major, TWV 53: I. (Andante) - YouTube Music

| | (2) Uncle Mark & The Marimba Lumina - YouTube
May 24, 2025
Uncle Mark & The Marimba Lumina
YouTube
My Uncle @markgoldstein8625 with the instrument he designed with Don Buchla and Joel Davel.I remember him working on prototypes of this when I was a teenage... |

(2) Uncle Mark & The Marimba Lumina - YouTube

| | HACKING HISTORY SUPPORT (@WI_Tech_Support) / X
May 24, 2025 |

| | Elon Musk on X: "Presenting “Making Life Multiplanetary”. Live on 𝕏 on Tuesday at 1pm ET." / X
May 24, 2025 |

| | (2) Master Chef Answers Indian Food & Curry Questions From Twitter | WIRED - YouTube
May 24, 2025
Master Chef Answers Indian Food & Curry Questions From Twitter | WIRED
YouTube
Chef Meherwan Irani joins WIRED to provide expert answers to your Indian food and curry questions from Twitter. How does food vary from region to region of I... |

(2) Master Chef Answers Indian Food & Curry Questions From Twitter | WIRED - YouTube

| | Eric Abbenante on X: "MAGA has a new 'BFF', the Benjamin Franklin Fellowship: Tara Palmeri: "We feel like there isn't a safe space for us to talk. 'If we talk about our politics, there's a black mark on us.' They felt that there was a lot of censorship going on. This isn't to say that this fellowship https://t.co/SNtQZAAYVq" / X
May 24, 2025 |

| | The Not-So-Secret Society Whose Members Run State - POLITICO
May 24, 2025
** The Not-So-Secret Society Whose Members Run State **
POLITICO
A group named after Benjamin Franklin is attracting scrutiny, and suspicion, as its members gain top diplomatic slots. |

The Not-So-Secret Society Whose Members Run State - POLITICO

| | Elon Musk Praises Google DeepMind's Veo 3 AI Video Model, Says 'It Is Awesome' - Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) - Benzinga
May 24, 2025
Elon Musk Praises Google DeepMind's Veo 3 AI Video Model, Says 'It Is Awesome' - Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)
Benzinga
Google DeepMind's Veo 3 is generating buzz for its ultra-realistic AI videos with synchronized audio, earning praise from Elon Musk.

At its annual developer conference this week, Alphabet Inc.'s GOOG GOOGL Google unveiled Veo 3, the latest upgrade to its AI video generation tool developed by Google DeepMind. What Happened: The new model doesn't just generate high-resolution, cinematic visuals — it also includes realistic audio, such as ambient sound, effects, and even spoken dialogue, setting it apart from competing tools. Unlike OpenAI's Sora, Meta Platforms, Inc.'s META MovieGen, or Runway's Gen-4, none of which currently offer audio support, Veo 3's ability to merge visuals with synchronized sound has sparked a wave of viral clips that left many online users questioning whether they were seeing AI or reality. "It's kind of mindblowing how good Veo 3 is at modeling intuitive physics," said Demis Hassabis, co-founder and CEO of Google DeepMind, on Friday, adding that this progress could offer crucial insights into the computational complexity of the universe. See Also: Sundar Pichai Reveals Google-Parent Once Super Intensely Debated About Buying Netflix: ‘In A World Of Butterfly Effects…' In response, Tesla Inc. TSLA CEO Elon Musk replied, saying, "It is awesome. Nice work." Musk expressed admiration for Google's Veo 2 last year. It is awesome. Nice work.— Kekius Maximus (@elonmusk) May 23, 2025 Subscribe to the Benzinga Tech Trends newsletter to get all the latest tech developments delivered to your inbox. Why It's Important: While Musk has been praising Google's video models, he has previously voiced concerns about Google's Gemini, which he accused of being biased following widespread backlash over its inability to generate accurate images. Meanwhile, earlier this week, it was reported that Musk's AI venture, xAI, is gearing up for a major investment that could significantly benefit Nvidia Corp. NVDA. xAI intends to deploy 1 million GPUs near Memphis. Price Action: Alphabet Inc.'s Class A shares slipped 1.40% on Friday, with Class C shares down 1.39%, based on data from Benzinga Pro. According to Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings, Alphabet holds a growth score of 88.68%. Click here to see how it stacks up against other companies. Check out more of Benzinga's Consumer Tech coverage by following this link. Read Next: Why Google's Demis Hassabis Disagrees With Co-Founder Sergey Brin On When AGI Will Arrive: 'I Have Quite A High Bar' Disclaimer: This content was partially produced with the help of AI tools and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors. Photo courtesy: Shutterstock

Elon Musk Praises Google DeepMind's Veo 3 AI Video Model, Says 'It Is Awesome' - Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) - Benzinga

| | Google DeepMind's Veo 3 floods internet with realistic videos
May 24, 2025
Google's new Veo 3 AI video tool floods internet with real-looking clips
Axios
Many seem to feel this is the moment we stop being able to tell the difference between real and AI. |

Google DeepMind's Veo 3 floods internet with realistic videos

| | I write about AI for a living and I haven’t seen AI video as realistic as Veo 3 before, here are the 9 best examples | TechRadar
May 24, 2025
I write about AI for a living and I haven’t seen AI video as realistic as Veo 3 before, here are the 9 best examples
TechRadar
These Veo 3 videos mean you can’t trust anything as being real ever again |

I write about AI for a living and I haven’t seen AI video as realistic as Veo 3 before, here are the 9 best examples | TechRadar

| | President Trump Addresses the Army Academy’s Class of 2025 - YouTube
May 24, 2025
President Trump Addresses the Army Academy’s Class of 2025
YouTube
President Trump addresses the Army Academy’s Class of 2025 at the United States Army Academy graduation and commissioning ceremony.West Point, NY |

President Trump Addresses the Army Academy’s Class of 2025 - YouTube

| | President Donald J. Trump Addresses the West Point Class of 2025 - YouTube
May 24, 2025
President Donald J. Trump Addresses the West Point Class of 2025
YouTube
“The military's job is to dominate any foe and annihilate any threat to America, anywhere, anytime. West Point cadets don't just have the brightest minds, yo... |

President Donald J. Trump Addresses the West Point Class of 2025 - YouTube

| | MS-C931: This mini PC with 128GB RAM is a decade ahead of Intel and AMD NPUs, thanks to Nvidia - NotebookCheck.net News
May 24, 2025
MS-C931: This mini PC with 128GB RAM is a decade ahead of Intel and AMD NPUs, thanks to Nvidia
Notebookcheck
MSI has introduced a new and very powerful mini PC. The EdgeXpert MS-C931 supports Nvidia NVLink and might be an alternative to expensive cloud-based AI solutions with questionable privacy. Besides an Nvidia GPU, this system also features an ARM SoC. |

MS-C931: This mini PC with 128GB RAM is a decade ahead of Intel and AMD NPUs, thanks to Nvidia - NotebookCheck.net News

| | Elon Musk on Tesla, Starlink, Protests, Politics, AI - YouTube
May 24, 2025
Elon Musk on Tesla, Starlink, Protests, Politics, AI
YouTube
Elon Musk, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., talks about his future leading the electric car maker, sales at Tesla, leading Donald Tr... |

Elon Musk on Tesla, Starlink, Protests, Politics, AI - YouTube

| | Why Is Policy Making So Bad? - WSJ
May 24, 2025 |

| | The Biden Coverup Coverup - WSJ
May 24, 2025 |

| | ‘THEY KNEW’: Columnist on alleged Democrat cover-up of Biden’s decline - YouTube
May 24, 2025
‘THEY KNEW’: Columnist on alleged Democrat cover-up of Biden’s decline
YouTube
‘The Journal Editorial Report’ panel weighs in on the Democratic Party’s response to accusation of a cover-up of former President Joe Biden’s health. #foxnew... |

‘THEY KNEW’: Columnist on alleged Democrat cover-up of Biden’s decline - YouTube

| | Tulsi Gabbard reveals more on being put on TSA watch list - YouTube
May 24, 2025
Tulsi Gabbard reveals more on being put on TSA watch list
YouTube
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard discusses former President Joe Biden’s ‘extremism’ characterizations of Republicans, national security and mo... |

Tulsi Gabbard reveals more on being put on TSA watch list - YouTube

| | Gutfeld: If Dems ever want a future, they'll have to pay for their past - YouTube
May 24, 2025
Gutfeld: If Dems ever want a future, they'll have to pay for their past
YouTube
Greg Gutfeld and guests run through the week’s leftover jokes and how the GOP is launching an investigation into the alleged coverup of former President Bide... |

Gutfeld: If Dems ever want a future, they'll have to pay for their past - YouTube

| | Video LEAKS Of Woke Judge AIDING Criminal Alien ESCAPE, Claims IMMUNITY | Timcast IRL - YouTube
May 24, 2025
Video LEAKS Of Woke Judge AIDING Criminal Alien ESCAPE, Claims IMMUNITY | Timcast IRL
YouTube
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Video LEAKS Of Woke Judge AIDING Criminal Alien ESCAPE, Claims IMMUNITY | Timcast IRL - YouTube

| | Tim Pool Says Counter Culture & Rebellion Is A COMMUNIST PLOT Meant To DESTROY The US - YouTube
May 24, 2025
Tim Pool Says Counter Culture & Rebellion Is A COMMUNIST PLOT Meant To DESTROY The US
YouTube
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Tim Pool Says Counter Culture & Rebellion Is A COMMUNIST PLOT Meant To DESTROY The US - YouTube