As AI Makes Imagery Worthless, Embodied Beauty Grows More Valuable
tedmitew · x · 2026-08-18
The author argues a counterintuitive point: as AI drives the cost of generating images and video toward zero and synthetic representations approach perfection, real embodied experiences become scarcer and more precious. The quoted post adds that the hardest test for AI video isn't action but an uncut close-up — 15 seconds of sustained eye contact, a half-smile, and tiny pauses between words. When AI can hold such a shot, it stops animating a face and starts creating a performance.
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