xAI launches Homer's Odyssey video contest with $100K top prize for Grok Imagine
Kyrannio · x · 2026-09-04
xAI is running an official contest inviting users to create scenes from Homer's The Odyssey with Grok Imagine, quoting the announcement post to show off its video and voice generation capabilities. Prizes are $100K, $50K, and $25K for the top three videos. Entries already include a muses-style short film titled 'For Argus' about Odysseus's wanderings.
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