Videos generated by Artificial Intelligence have come a long way in 2024. There are several well-known players in this area, including Synthesia, Runway, and Kling. Minimax threw its computer-generated hat into the ring in September 2024 with its Hailuo AI product, which generates 6-second videos based on a still image, a prompt, or both. Some of the results are still a little shaky. Items appear and disappear with scant regard for continuity, and characters may occasionally defy the laws of physics by passing a hand through a nearby tree or something. That said, the results are otherwise fairly impressive, and they show how fast this technology has progressed in just a few years. What used to take an animation studio months to create can be simulated in just a few minutes on your laptop or phone.
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Examples of AI videos abound on social media sites like YouTube, and many users …