[Open Thread] Google may have changed the face of visual media forever, but is it for the good?

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority 🗣️ This is an open thread. We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts in the comments and vote in the poll below — your take might be featured in a future roundup. I’m going to be real with you: Google Veo 3 is by far the most disturbing product launched by the company this year, perhaps ever. With a simple prompt, anyone can create a short movie, commercial, or some other dystopian brand of visual story that blurs the lines of reality and simulation. My colleague Adamya Sharma collated some of the creepiest and, indeed, coolest examples from people using Veo 3. The results are remarkable, and the characters disturbingly uncanny. Even dogs and cats look lifelike. It’s incredible how far we’ve come with this technology in a few short years. But this begs the question: who needs a video camera, directors, sound designers, animators, editors, set designers, marketing professionals, or even film stars when this tech exists? Hell, you could pay for ... Read full article.