Last week, a street interview fooled everyone entirely. The woman confidently discussed AI making ‘haters go crazy’ while an interviewer listened intently. Someone watched from behind as pedestrians moved naturally through the nighttime scene. Everything looked completely authentic. Then someone revealed the truth, and people felt uncomfortable. Google DeepMind’s Veo 3 generated this entire 8-second clip from a simple text prompt. The bustling street, the confident woman, the interviewer nodding along… none of it ever happened.
When Reality Gets a Software Update
Previous AI videos looked fake. You could always tell something was wrong, that weird uncanny valley feeling where everything seemed almost human but not quite. But this street interview changes everything.
The facial expressions sync perfectly with words. Hand gestures feel completely natural. Even the way the light hits the scene looks authentic. Industry experts note that ‘for the first time, we’re emerging from the silent era of video generation.’ Here’s the thing that’ll mess with your head: those micro-expressions, that attentive posture, and the cinematic lighting would’ve taken human crews hours to capture.