We Tested Google Veo and Runway to Create This AI Film. It Was Wild. | WSJ

The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2025
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AI video tools like Google’s Veo 3 and Runway can now generate scenes that look almost indistinguishable from reality. WSJ’s Joanna Stern and Jarrard Cole put them to the test in a short film made almost entirely with AI. Watch the full film and then see exactly how they pulled it off. Chapters: 0:00 Intro to the film 0:32 The full AI film: My Robot And Me 3:25 The tech used to make the film 4:03 The steps to get the character consistency 5:52 The AI audio Tech Things With Joanna Stern Everything is now a tech thing. In creative and humorous videos, WSJ senior personal tech columnist Joanna Stern explains and reviews the products, services and trends that are changing our world. #AI #Tech #WSJ

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