“We wrote a pithy prompt to capture the main details we wanted to see and usually included a rough script for what the characters should say. The A.I. software handled the rest: the people, clothing, sound effects, lighting, voices and more.”
– Stuart A. Thompson
The New York Times provides 10 try-it-for-yourself tests to spot latest capability sythentic videos. They say each video was created in “a few mintes.”
They include the prompt used to generate each video along with readers’ cumulative success.
A.I. Videos Have Never Been Better. Can You Tell What’s Real? | THE NEW YORK TIMES | June 26, 2025 | by Stuart A. Thompson