Runway CEO was once a medieval history PhD student — and it shows in his AI reenactments
c_valenzuelab · x · 2026-09-20
cvalenzuelab shares that before Runway, cofounder Nico (@iamneubert) was studying for a PhD in medieval history. That didn't pan out, but his passion for historically accurate reenactments clearly lives on — as seen in an AI-generated video of "the Battle of Cybertrücken, 1387," riffing on "When AI Bros enter the chat."
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