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We dropped out of Stanford because AI video generation was moving too fast to wait for a PhD.
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In six months we went from a demo to a product that millions of people use. AI moves at a different speed.
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OpenAI has 1000x our compute budget. We compete by being faster, more creative, and more consumer-friendly.
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The best AI products feel like magic. That's what we optimize for — the moment someone says 'wait, how did it do that?'
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We're not building AI to replace filmmakers. We're building AI so that everyone can be a filmmaker.