Opus 5.5 and Astra are generating videos and games — no diffusion needed?
sirbayes · x · 2026-09-24
A user marvels at the videos, animations, and games coming out of Opus 5.5 and Astra, making a counterintuitive point: media generation apparently doesn't require diffusion models after all.
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