Washed Out - The Hardest Part (Official Video)

[@realwashedout]

I want to make note of the intense debate going on here in the comments. It’s clear that the video has served as a jumping off point to discuss a range of topics as far-reaching as aesthetics, authenticity, ownership, and many fears about how AI will effect our lives. My new album isn’t an AI-album and there aren’t any AI-focused themes, but as a big fan of science and technology, I’m very excited about the creative potential of these new tools. As I’ve said before, it feels like a natural extension of of some of the other experimental music videos I’ve done in the past. I also want to acknowledge the serious concerns that people have shared with me through comments and DM’s - I feel more educated about both sides of the debate after reading them, and I realize there is an important distinction that needs to be made between responsible and irresponsible use of the tools. It’s clear that we are in the earliest stages of figuring that distinction out, and if anything, I hope that the video can play a role in amplifying that discussion. Whether you’re scared, excited, or undecided about these new tools, they are here to stay. We just need to collectively figure out the most responsible ways to harness them.

[@joshua_sykes]

@realwashedout , thanks for sharing this comment and including your thoughts. - If I may ask, what was the script that was input into Sora in order to create the video? If it’s a long one, is there a URL one can visit in order to read it?

[@rileygoopy8992]

Nah, you’re actively damaging art with this. You’re part of the problem, you’re not “sparking debates” or “amplifying discussions”

[@robert_reichert]

@@rileygoopy8992 you are literally engaging in debate.

[@robert_reichert]

Seeing as I discovered this as "The first music video generated with a.i." I think its safe to say this will be interesting to look back on in 1 year... won't be nearly as scary/interesting/dramatic at the current rate of accelleration.

[@rileygoopy8992]

@@robert_reichert no, you don’t know what debate means. Do you see him and I having a back and forth? I’m quite literally not engaged in a debate, goon.

[@Shadoefax760]

I honestly feel like this is what dreams would look like if filmed.

[@clamato54]

Sometimes I don't mind you're gone Chills, tears... every once in a while it seems you hit your ups and downs, ins and outs, in sync with an artist putting out albums, that's the case with these last two

[@Anoxonamoon]

Sora was definitely trained on a dataset of nightmares

[@rebeccaspookyduran7864]

Yeah it wasn't like one of those nightmares for something that to you but one of those unsettling dreams where you're looking for a loved one and you can't find them. Where you've been with them throughout the dream but something happens in your separated and now you're just searching and searching. And nothing makes sense but everything sense.. where you're at places you've been in real life but everything is different yet familiar. It's unsettling. And this video makes me feel sad for characters that don't even exist but I feel like they should. Like new people I've met in a dream.

[@aurelieandouard7734]

I can’t feel for the characters. 😮

[@InnerSunshine]

The result is very Jean Cocteau, 1948 director of Beauty and the Beast

[@gamegame6089]

The visual is like urban legend creepy pasta. At a glance it looks normal, at a second and third glance its looks like nightmare.

[@MarquisDeSang]

just like reality

[@ECLECTRIC_EDITS]

​@@MarquisDeSangExactly! Whats the difference?

[@samueldraws]

This is an interesting statement because, at least for me, the ways things keep warping and changing is very much like how my actual dreams are when I sleep. Enough to be realish, odd enough to be a dream. Just not moving quite so fast.

[@joannot6706]

it looks like a dream.

[@Tebogajardo]

Nightmare fuel 😂

[@jackfoley-j4f]

this album is in line with the last one from 2020. i'm digging this more mature sound! nothing like driving down sunset blvd with the windows down and a washed out song blasting. its just a good feeling. ernest you always help folks produce good feelings and good vibes. i've loved your music for over a decade. peace and love

[@patchnotes7653]

The producer of this video didn't just press one button to make this video. He spent 6 weeks making the prompt for this video. I believe it wasn't effortless by any means. Out of curiosity I tried to create a prompt with AI to see how easy it was, and it wasn't what so ever. I have my own qualms with AI, however, I believe that Paul utilized this in a way that fits the aesthetic so well. It's a fever dream, and he utilized the current state of Sora to create this. At the end of the day, so much modern art is "stolen" from other sources. Do you remember the 90's when hip hop producers blatantly sampled prior works in their productions? This is basically the same thing in the modern age. Don't get me wrong, I don't believe in copy / paste but I believe this is something else, due to the nuances of aesthetic / vibes. This is a tool to create something accessible and unique within a budget. These are my thoughts as a small artist, and encourage others to respond with their thoughts. Maybe I'm just biased cause I love WO so much.

[@VELVETPERSON]

We are entering the necromodern era. The desire to find something new through the volume of a database on the old, but without deep human intervention

[@NarrativeDrivenArt]

Welcome to the 4th industrial revolution.

[@themanwithtwoeyes]

Holy shit, that's a really good way of putting it. Necromodern. Everyone reviving the dead. My Spotify discovery is no longer new songs.. Just old songs and remixes...

[@murray1067]

Sure. Like there ever was.

[@themanwithtwoeyes]

@@murray1067 ever was new?

[@SamFriedlander]

This is deep. I shall be quoting it

[@dirtcurt1]

Exactly how I feel when I read an AI article written by AI.

[@jcmottern]

Beautiful

[@scottsmith7337]

To hell with the haters this is in incredible track I can’t stop listening to it

[@michaelfiori5161]

I absolutely agree. JFC...get over the video; the song is great!! and this is from a 62 year old guy.

[@JacobCarlson]

If I ever need to explain what dreaming is like to someone who doesn't dream, I'm just going to show them this video.

[@jackstraw9635]

It's heartless AI

[@ThanosDestroyeryearsago]

@@jackstraw9635 It feels like a dream

[@noufsaid]

imagine when the AI will wake up

[@scottmoffat452]

Exactly. Been saying this for a long time. AI produces images just like dreams do. Add to the fact humanity still do not know why we dream. Stick 50 years future evolution of VR into the mix, you get The Matrix. Dreaming is just old ChatGPT-8. Reality is currently ChatGPT-15

[@JustBenRough]

perfect & spot on. thank you.

[@isaiahhernandez232]

Hearing this song live was life changing. God bless Ernest Green ✌️

[@deepace]

my favorite song

[@houstonmerlot7299]

I think this might have the saddest beat I've ever heard. I'm speechless.

[@B-M-W1989]

Why does ai video feel like I'm watching my dreams?

[@williamheckman4597]

Because AI Is a reflection of human conciousness

[@일본머스크]

나도 그래

[@Bchvji647]

@@williamheckman4597no, it's not.

[@n101-e9k]

what if you are sleeping and can’t wake up?!

[@maximusasauluk7359]

The video doesn't adhere to our normal perception. For example, there's several scenes of them walking but their movement doesn't match with the motion of the ground, your brain picks up on this because it's not how the world your brain is used to works. These constraints (unintentionally) are more lax in AI video generation, there's also blending of elements and generally the synthesis of what is real is imprecise. All of these features are shared with dreams. The not following physics, the blending of scenes that our brain pictures, the feeling that whatever we saw was almost real but not quite.

[@userseattleregion]

AI killed the video star AI killed the video start In my mind and in my car We can't rewind, we've gone too far

[@david3895]

AI killed human beings

[@RideShareRocks]

@@david3895 That is the only way this ends.

[@Golden_Age_Of_Sound]

Saw washed out in 2017, easily one of the top three shows I’ve ever been to

[@arkatverse]

Actually i came for the comments 😂

[@HaydnRushworth-Filmmaker]

😂😆😂

[@Heartwing37]

Same!

[@WitOn4Wheelz]

Well that makes sense because usually it's come for the video, stay for the comments! LOL

[@arkatverse]

Still coming back for more comments 😂

[@peterpeter5409]

Ez egy szar

[@jeffcarino4077]

I think people in the comments are very much criticizing this video purely because they knew it was AI from the beginning. If you didn’t know that, you’d see this for what it is: a masterful piece of work created by a very talented and capable filmmaker (Paul Trillo) who spent years honing his craft. A person with lesser skills and experience absolutely could not have created this, no matter how many AI tools they had available.

[@CP-CREATIVEDESIGNER]

Complements to the creative designer/director. Visually inspiring for me.

[@gjunger]

As a film director, I was excited to see what the capabilities are, however the video itself didn’t creat a feeling, an emotion. Not because Ai created it, rather the Design feel, and execution of the video simply didn’t impact me other than tiring of the constant visual input, which seemed to have no singular thread to it. I remain, however, excited about the possibilities of what any new technology can offer.

[@cesar4729]

Honestly it's a little tedious, there are many creative ways to use this tool without it looking like a psychedelic salad. But here we are.

[@nath565656]

@@cesar4729 What are other creative ways to use it that aren't essentially busywork (i.e making a backdrop or extending a scene a bit)? I thought AI imagery seemed cool at first but it's very severely limited in actually synthesising anything new, which is kind of inherent given how it works.

[@Magcow]

As a film director too, I’ll tell you that it’s worth looking at it more broadly, since these combinations create logic and combinations beyond human perception. But this deconstruction hits the heart if you look broadly enough. It feels like something Lynchian I think.. Maybe you're not yet ready as an individual to connect this with feelings and logic. Take a broader look at this issue maybe we are touching the shapes of the future.

[@djmon1987]

Wasn’t the basic premise of the video that we were following the life cycle of this couple? From youth until death (of the dude)? Regardless, it was a mess.

[@ECLECTRIC_EDITS]

Are you guys kidding me? I felt more emotion with this video than all past modern music videos

[@eugenealive]

I don't care how the video was created as soon as the final result is aesthetically pleasing for me

[@gorgonzolariggs7710]

“The hardest part is that you can’t go back”

[@Mijonju]

Why should we assume that our perception of time is moving forward? What if the second law of thermodynamics is actually misdirected, and we are merely a consequence of it?

[@hotel_arcadia]

​@@Mijonju The second law of thermodynamics means nothing when you spit in the face of God

[@Information4563r]

Every 10-20 seconds it is easy to understand that there is a problems with physics

[@maxo_sinclair]

this is the beginning of the end gg

[@jessicasudeth]

i cannot stop watching it

[@Vyrus-1980]

This is just as good, if not better, than the striking majority of everything 99% of people have put on the internet in the last 20 years. Far better than anything any "influencer" has ever produced.

[@shreyam1008]

Imagine these videos after a decade, with fine tuning, high level of context awareness, director who can extract full use out of it. Brace up guys, if this is the state in the first video imagine the peak it can achieve

[@gmihalatos]

Incredible song and will be the soundtrack to this summer for me. Thank you Ernest for putting out perfect albums exactly when I need them.

[@ZonnexNecton]

This looked like something made from the 80’s. I like it.

[@Zipee91]

Throughout this entire video, there's zero eye contact from these "AI characters". Just an interesting observation...

[@AbdullahQumper]

next:"AI Kills all stars" - official video

[@Mijonju]

Live music is experiencing a resurgence, and people are increasingly valuing the experience of hearing music performed in person.

[@Surfzap63]

Video killed the radio star. Buggles. 1980

[@thatoneguy-tj5pc]

Ernest the video is awesome and goes perfectly with the track. These people need to go outside for fresh air and quit criticizing something that doesn’t even belong to them.

[@izzyhezz]

What is there even to compliment here? “Really love the way you entered those prompts, bro!”, LOL!

[@75M]

Taste is the new talent

[@Saviorcomplexion]

Yes they still came up with this idea and each shot themselves...

[@thatoneguy-tj5pc]

Imagine getting upset about a music video ?

[@rickmeck7533]

heard this song on Alt Nation Advanced Placement today, and have been listening to it repeatedly ever since. many things to love about it. the delivery of the lyrics is very unique, and pretty fantastic. i've never heard the word 'lost' said with 5 syllables before! great stuff

[@kulturschockberlin20]

now let ai judge and comment it so we don't have to

[@user-mv9tt4st9k]

ChatGPT? 😂

[@tothelighthouse9843]

'Let the algorithm decide'.

[@isaiahhernandez232]

Also, reading the lyrics it looks like a break up song, which is probably what it is but . . . I cant help but feel that Ernest is singing of someone who passed away whether in life or a fictional story he invented. His words evoke the feeling of needing someones presence after they have left this earth for good. Ever since I thought of the song this way, I can't hear any otherway. Thus, the last set of lyrics always get me like a punch in the gut. Is anyone else hearing it this way?

[@friendlyneighborhoodartist]

Imagine how much better this coulda been since it's literally taking place in highschools, streets and cards instead of nightmare fuel ai slop

[@scottsmith7337]

Incredible track !!!!

[@zoolamander]

cant wait for the AI created Washed Out album . they are coming for music next, way to go guys

[@Floydthefuckbag]

This music isn't AI?

[@Cargo_Bay]

lol no

[@alekseyabramov9259]

we all scared to the guts here. relax, take a deep breath

[@aquaticLED]

This video is embarrassing. He can pay an artist to make a good one. As an artist he should do better.

[@Disastra]

The important thing is that you've found a way to make yourself miserable, with nothing more than your own sour prognostications. Dweeb.

[@Gaayest]

i find nothing wrong with the perspective on the visual art of AI he is using ! we are evolving digitally, why not use and explore new ways! i love the music video, always a fan and will be 🖤♾️

[@CheluVLlamas]

I love it! is hypnotic.

[@gypsycalibycat]

has chords reminiscent of Coldplay - Hardest Part I hear 🎼 nice song this

[@MrGordonGartrelle]

Song of the Summer -- easy. Jaunty melody punches you in the gut with melancholy, too -- listen to that outro, the fading melodic delights of the carnival as it shuts down and leaves town (see: "Araby"). See you in DC in August, Ernest. Thanks.

[@RR-abcd]

it's like a bad dream

[@peterhelenek695]

Incredible song, deliciously visual video, bravo!

[@edwardmartin7090]

This is eerily beautiful. It's like what I imagine someone's life flashing before their eyes must be like. We have come a long way from Will Smith eating spaghetti in such a short short time.

[@liggerstuxin1]

I feel like my senses are overloaded

[@geraldpolymath]

Wow!! Imagine 10 years from now. I bet the first pop robot will hit the top 10.

[@larrydelacruz1574]

10? Try 2.

[@robotron07]

2 years max

[@piczasso]

or already did :)

[@robert16111984]

Gracias señor por haber echo que descubriese a este grupo de música..

[@Unicorn-le7ez]

Amazing

[@florastewart7957]

Watch a bunch of nature videos then watch this. Real is imperfection; how do you program that in its randomness? This is an amazing video and song

[@ShannonJosephGlomb]

I absolutely love this ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ can't wait to see more generated music videos 😊

[@Harshaw007]

Up on Melancholy Hill 🎶

[@n30hrtgdv]

This is freaking amazing! I can't stop thinking how most of these takes would be impossible to make with traditional means. Truly groundbreaking tech!

[@evitanc57]

This is amazing. Just wow! I know (or have been told) this is all made with AI and just seeing evidence of how powerful a tool it is, is incredible. It will only get even better. Good job putting this together.

[@joannot6706]

Love it or hate it, this is historical There had to be a first and here it is

[@peteralmeyda4211]

Right!!

[@Heartwing37]

Yep!

[@gannonkendrick9343]

Yes. Historical. Either this is a milestone in embracing a fad, or it contributes to the death of human culture.

[@huantran6305]

Feels like you can read the prompt for each scene. Really nice way telling viewers what you wrote just through images

[@cocainepinata3829]

AI videos are simply my fever dreams and acid trips. It’s another creative avenue one can use. Doesn’t mean EVERYTHING will or has to be AI created.

[@MrForestExplorer]

Agreed.

[@w花b]

People will be lazy and this will become the most used tool for "creativity". Most people use AI to get rid of a background because they have no Photoshop skills.

[@AJ-ht3kf]

@@w花b Idk if that's considered lazy. Sure, doesn't take long to learn background removal or even do it if good at it. But, I'd imagine AI is quick. Onto the MV, I don't see this at all as creative. Creative would be to actually produce this video not with AI. I think AI could be used for inspiration, like camera work and scences, but at the same time, this video was literally text based, so it sounds like it was creative in writing, but AI did all the work, so lazy...

[@rhel373]

Well, it's cheaper, faster, and easier to mass produce so... yeah it will. Whether we like it or nor.

[@ablysmal]

My life is flashing before my eyes, my heart is breaking and time won't wait.

[@cb98639]

So so good. On loop for the last hour. Reminds me of someone I miss so much.

[@snuffkinzz]

damn spot on...

[@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control]

I think your video is great. Great use of the tools.

[@afrosymphony8207]

Absolutely love this, it very weird and dreamy. i love weird melancholic art like this.

[@_symmetry_]

it felt like going to sleep and immediately starting to lucid dream lost in the middle of a never ending psilocybin trip

[@beodeulsup]

The fact that people care this much hints at the possibilities that lie ahead, well done.

[@csexplore4110]

Hey, man. I think a remake of this video might be a good idea. The AI video generation is really not going to stand the test of time. That said, I'd like you to know that I am one of your biggest fans. I love hearing you evolve with every album you put out there. I just bought tickets for myself and my wife to go see you at the Metro in Chicago on 8/9. This will be my 4th time seeing you live. You have rocked it every time and we can't wait to see you perform again. Best wishes

[@user-sv2wy6gx7u]

We may not realize it but we are witnessing a monumental time in human history. This is the beginning of a complete paradigm shift in media. Pretty special time to be alive.

[@michaelpereira9263]

Well done and good job ! Change happens whether we like it or not, embrace it.

[@johnstandish7055]

This feels like the compressed AI version of "Everything Everywhere All At Once"

[@rmutter]

Other worldly, yet oddly recognizable. This collaboration is merely the beginning of the end.

[@AlpsLifee]

Miyazaki said it best "I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself."

[@Sunset4Semaphores]

What?! This is brand new!

[@Disastra]

It's spring, and there's new Washed Out. It don't even matter that the worlds on fire now.

[@blacksquares]

So dope man don't let the haters get to you

[@modarXmodar]

Glad they’re back Wonderful song

[@dizifuntv]

Creative as it’s supposed to make it the best.never boring but also unexpected journey 👍

[@outerspic]

The future is digital diarrhea.

[@ECLECTRIC_EDITS]

The future is awesome!

[@jesuslabarca6897]

@@ECLECTRIC_EDITS You like diarrhea?

[@StormyInferno]

That's what they said about the internet in the first place, and what they said about phones when people stopped sending letters, and what they said when...etc....

[@olzwolz5353]

The future is now old man.

[@David-ln8qh]

@@StormyInferno People were excited about the internet or confused about the internet.

[@samiyaz24]

My favorite song on the album! Can’t wait to see you in dallas this November

[@smelforddip5698]

Mother putting baby into a bodybag at 2:48

[@dominicmacrini8537]

The body bag also has hands??

[@NoctumIndistries]

​@@PotatoHero-d1z Sauvage - fragrance by anon

[@joannot6706]

Or taking it out.

[@kristin7121]

Half stroller-half body bag monstrosity

[@rebeccaspookyduran7864]

​@@kristin7121we are born to die??

[@joeokeefejr]

The most uncreative yet creative music video in the universe. Well done! To infinity and beyond 🚀

[@iaa423]

Art will be redefined in the wake of this. Just like how the invention of camera turned the world of painting upside down, we now have to rethink the very definition of art and why we care for it.

[@TKEnvironments]

“The threat is no longer the deadly sweet seduction of nostalgia. The problem is not, any more, the longing to get to the past, but the inability to get out of it. You find yourself in a grey black drizzle of static, a haze of crackle. Why is it always raining here? Or is that just the sound of the television, tuned to a dead channel?” Mark Fisher Love your work Washed Out, but couldn't handle this video. The constantly moving images gave me motion sickness, and the random pictures don't communicate anything.

[@claudioantonelli2725]

The shape of things to come. I like it, mostly cause it reminds me of the musicvideos from the 90's but it also got some Backroom vibes. Well prompted :P (also props to the people in post)

[@dominicandjuliebusch4913]

Best song of 2024🎶

[@Nickola_United]

Ну странное чувство от этого клипа. Ты понимаешь, что места, которые показаны в клипе не существуют в реальности, людей, которых показывают тоже не существовало никогда, но при этом выглядит достаточно реалистично, от этого ощущение, что у клипа "тело" есть и хорошо сделанное, но души, хотя бы частично, нет.

[@MattZ653]

This is definitely the most wicked, but fun video I have ever seen.

[@iazman9827]

I dig the video it's like you're going through a quick Sprint of past memories past experiences I think it's fitting the chaotic aspect of it

[@BELIVE114]

put the controversy A.I mv aside, the music really hit the spot, thank to wanker technology i found an another amazing band

[@gmihalatos]

You are so lucky to get to discover him right before the summer. You're in for a ride.

[@leew8391]

I absolutely love the video. It's a dreamlike love story full of old memories all blended together. Sad. I can't watch it and not cry.

[@monolito]

I love it. Very iconic

[@ycbrphotography]

It’s definitely cool ! Videography isn’t dead, I bet people will just be craving for authenticity

[@maena65]

Je ne suis pas une très bonne critique 😅. Mais ce que je pourrais dire sur le thème qui aborde manifestement une nostalgie du passé, que celle-ci est vraiment bien marquée, le style rétro le confirme. en même temps, on comprend que l'on doit faire face à la rapidité du temps qui s'écoule et composé avec le futur. Les images démontrent bien ce fil conducteur. Sur le plan imagerie, bien sûr ce n'est pas parfait, mais pour une IA c'est quand même pas mal de réussir à ressentir le thème exprimer, même si le visage des personnes au moment où ils s'embrassent manque un peu d'ajustement ou encore lorsqu'ils essaient de franchir des portes, cela fait un peu jeu vidéo, je pense a call of duty ou le bonhomme monte sur les conteneurs par exemple 😅. Les couleurs sont belles, les paroles simples et mignonnes et la musique/ rythmique reprend vraiment ce côté nostalgie et du temps qui passe. La musique est belle 🥰. Voilà en gros ce que je peux en dire, je ne peux pas rentrer plus en détail car l'imagerie et le son ne sont pas mon métier mais une chanson qui rentre bien dans la tête.

[@ethantarpley]

Why is everyone shitting on this? It’s an amazing feat of technology that this is even possible! I have a feeling people are just putting it down because they’re jealous of what it can do and afraid of being replaced. Sure, it’s not perfect (hence why they probably used all rolling shots) but it’s cool, it’s trippy, and it’s aesthetically pleasing as hell! You guys are thinking about jobs being replaced - sure, it’s definitely an issue - but think about how much easier this will make content creation! Suddenly anyone with time and creative capacity can essentially make their own high-quality videos for cheap! With the level of aesthetic quality (I’m not talking about visual quality but ability to capture an aesthetic) we could see independent content creators beat out traditional media, leveling the playing field for creatives! I for one am very excited.

[@Luisafn]

I agree with you

[@stealth865]

I guarantee you, the feeling is not 'jealousy.' Loathing and resentment is more like it.

[@thesoundofsilence77]

The only thing AI will level the playing field for creatives in, is how everyone will make zero money or be able to afford a living from anything they create, because film studios won't want to pay musicians to make music for their films, and music labels won't want to pay filmmakers to make videos for their music, and so on, because they have AI now. "Leveling the playing field" by eliminating millions of jobs and sustainable living for creatives, good stuff.

[@olzwolz5353]

@@thesoundofsilence77 These type of arguments are flawed when looking at the bigger picture. It's like we invented the time machine and you're worrying archaeologists are going to be out of a job.

[@corypatterson5187]

man this tune is catchy - so good

[@fettyblap4436]

I'm a visual and digital media artist and AI worries the heck out of me. At several moments in this video I thought "I don't even understand how anyone would make this scene". I don't really understand why you're all saying it looks painful, I genuinely thought it looked like and was one of the best music videos I've ever seen. I absolutely loved the imagery of the first few sheets that have ghostly hands that reach out and wrap the two people moving down the hall. Even though I admit this was one of the best music videos I've ever seen it still leaves me sad that the creatives are affected the most by AI first. How can we compete with something that can do something this impressive for a fraction of the budget? Depression. That being said I love the song.

[@nath565656]

It looks impressive because it's largely ripping off data from many many thousands of already existing well-produced videos.

[@fettyblap4436]

@@nath565656 I'm aware of how AI works. I'm just saying, visually speaking I think it looks pretty incredible. This looks beyond the ability of a single person, let alone a team of people. Some of the shots would be nearly impossible to do and look as realistic as it does, without AI. My comment was aimed at people who are saying that it looks like shit just because there are a few uncanny details. Regardless of some blemishes, the final results look spectacular. Trust me I hate AI as a creative. I get it. But as much as it pains me to say, this music video is one of the best I've ever seen. It's scary and hurts to say, but the honest truth. I'd prefer they not made an AI music video and instead made something original, but regardless it's still visually incredible looking.

[@nath565656]

​@@fettyblap4436 It will be interesting to see how attitudes around AI videos will shift as they become more commonplace, and 'impressive visuals' become something you can spit out with no effort at all. I do get what you're saying, it just doesn't seem that remarkable of a statement to say that it 'looks impressive', because, well, yeah. The reference data took A LOT of man hours to build up. When you copy paste an image the image you just copied also 'looks impressive'. I thought Dalle images were incredible when they first showed up but the novelty wore off very quick and now they just come across like digital landfill to me.

[@CaKeBDA]

Artists didnt stop creating when the camera was made. Actors didnt stop when film and cinema came. We still have Radio. We still have lots of advancements and methods to express ourselves that are being kept alive dispite the progress that everyone feared would destroy things. AI wont suddenly kill everything creative we are in a transition stage and figuring out stuff. I found the music video worked very well with the song asthetics of a fever dream like state. I think it was wonderful to experiment like this for their music visuals.

[@MurasakiYugata]

This is cool. There's are a lot of things "wrong" about this video...visual things that just don't make sense and show that the technology still has a ways to go before it produces something that looks like it was made by a human...but at the same time there are a lot of really neat elements in this video that you just wouldn't tend to see in something made through traditional means. I completely understand that this isn't everyone's cup of tea and that many people are worried about what this means for the future of video making, but I don't see this as a replacement for human creation. I see it was a new art style that will be interesting to explore in the future.

[@benhopkins5950]

Ghondry would love this. A love letter in AI. Awesome work, loved it:))

[@Stratusmoon]

Fuck the weird AI comments. This hurt me in the feels. Trauma from losing someone can most definitely cause dreams exactly like this. Sometimes with different scenarios leading to the same inevitable conclusion. That person is never coming back.

[@limegrassy]

Sorry for your loss.🙏

[@stillsyncing]

If you don't understand the deep ethical concerns of AI, then that's fine. Saying "Fuck the weird AI comments" because you're ignorant is just silly.

[@peoplesfreedom1339]

It's the best music