Open-weights MiniMax H3 generates otter-on-laptop video locally in 3 minutes

emollick · x · 2026-08-17

Ethan Mollick shares a video generated by the open-weights MiniMax H3 model running entirely on his local computer: an otter using a laptop on an airplane, with sound. It took about 3 minutes to generate, highlighting rapid progress in video generation compared to a static image two years ago.

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