Critics call "biocompute" video model launch dishonest: just Wan on GPUs with a LoRA
Scobleizer · x · 2026-10-31
- A startup launched Mischief 1, an image-to-video model priced at $0.005/second, claiming its "real brain cells on electrodes" research enables a biocompute breakthrough.
- In a widely shared reply, joefioti called it a "very dishonest launch": the model is reportedly just Wan running on GPUs with a LoRA, with the "biology-inspired insights" framing as marketing spin—and commenters are largely buying it.
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