Musk Debuts 7-Minute AI Odyssey Episode as 7.3 Million X Views Bring Harsh Reviews
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Updated · The Guardian · Oct 27
Musk Debuts 7-Minute AI Odyssey Episode as 7.3 Million X Views Bring Harsh Reviews
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Oct 27
Summary
7.3 million views greeted Elon Musk’s first AI-generated Odyssey episode on X, but reviews were scathing, with critics calling the seven-minute film sloppy, meaningless and visually gruesome.
Made in under two weeks by a three-person team with London startup Wonder Studios, the episode reportedly cost tens of thousands of dollars and was framed as a test of Grok Imagine’s strengths and weaknesses.
Musk had promised a “historically accurate” answer to Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey after attacking the blockbuster’s casting and DEI politics, though Wonder’s co-founder said the brief was not to make it “anti-woke.”
The contrast is stark: Nolan’s film cost $250 million, shot over 91 days in multiple locations and has earned $1.8 billion, while Wonder says it will rework pacing and historical details in the next episode.