It has been quite the year. I do not like to talk about politics on public forums. There are enough people out there who are doing that. I try to keep informed about the views from both sides. As a creative person, I try to see things from everyone's POV.
The country made a choice this Tuesday, and for good or for bad we will all have to see where it takes us over the next four years. We are all in this together after all. Thanks to our military might, the United States of America is the most powerful country in the history of the world. We have long been viewed as "the shining city on a hill" because of the opportunities available to people here. Let's all hope we can maintain our strength and remain a beacon of hope that many in the world still look up to.
As those who have kept up with my blogs will know, I embraced the changing AI landscape last year. I have prided myself on my ability to adapt to my surroundings over the years. And yet, looking back, there are times when I tend to stay in situations that I do not jive with and it has cost me.
Last week, someone said I had midwestern sensibilities. They were referring to my preference for routines. Routines can be a good thing. My tendency is to settle into them a bit too deeply sometimes, even when they go against my best interest. It can be a bit of a flaw for me. I have stayed in situations I should have left long before I did. What can I say, I like the comfort and familiarity of routines. They have made it easier for me to settle into periods of work and creativity.
Now is the time to turn the page on the noise of the past year. There will be no more annoying political text messages or ads in the mail. The cacophony of pleas for attention will fade to a murmur as we begin to look forward and plan for the days, weeks, months, and years ahead. America has made her choice and we will see where that takes us.
My plans will not change, largely because I have worked so hard to create them and I am a creature of habit and routine. But also because I knew well before the elections that whatever happened on Tuesday that AI would continue to advance in all fields regardless of who won. It has been clear for a year and a half that with the billions of dollars being pumped into all of these AI companies things would continue uninterrupted on the path towards AGI. That is why I knew my plans, which don't necessarily rely on us reaching AGI, would not change as a result of the elections. I just need the Gen AI tools required to create movies and TV shows to improve just a little bit more and I'll be happy.
I'm a simple man who loves to create stories and share them with others. Making movies and TV series has been my dream for a quarter century. I don't need fame, but I would like to share stories that I believe people might enjoy. With Gen AI that is possible. Without Gen AI it is far less likely, if not impossible. It's that simple. And like I said, I'm a simple man. The path has been clear for some time now. I'm just waiting on all the right tools to drop so I can proceed. We are getting so close.
You can see on Twitter (X) that people are leaving in droves. Some probably stuck around just for the election. Would they have stayed if the results had been different? Maybe, maybe not. It is my favorite platform -- has been since 2010. It is still the platform for all things AI, even if it may become less of the world's town hall than it had been for nearly two decades. I need those updates so I can keep up with the changes in technology that have begun to reshape the world at an accelerated rate.
I am still debating whether to pay for a subscription. We'll see. If I feel I can start my business within the next few months, I may pull the trigger by the end of the year. I have several irons in the fire, so to speak, so I will have to see how things play out over the next few weeks. Whether I can start my business as I have been planning these past few months or not, I have every intention of using AI to create movies and TV shows. Which will eventually be its own business. However, while the tech is getting closer and closer to where I need it to be, it is not quite at the point where I can actually start producing full productions at a quality level that viewers will accept.
At the minimum, next year I hope to create at least one short film and one trailer for a movie or TV show using only AI tools. There are plenty of good-quality AI shorts and trailers out there now. As I predicted a year ago, AI animation is leading the way. I am confident we will see an exceptional animated feature-length movie created with only AI tools within the next month or two. And viewers will be unable to tell that it was made with AI. The Pixar-style stuff looks unbelievable today. It's only a matter of time before someone puts something worthwhile together and it gets picked up by a streaming service.
I still have a lot to learn before I can create something like that. Pixar is not really the style I would be going for, but I am not ruling out making something with an Animated style first as opposed to life-like. I think feature-length life-like content is still six months off. Minimax and Runway have some amazing new tools that you should check out if you haven't already and are interested. And I have a feeling Sora could be dropping any day now. The elections are over and there is no longer any reason to hold it back.
It is time for me to refocus my attention on my personal goals instead of stressing about the future of the country. Election day is over, and the dye has been cast. I hope we all can come together and face the future in a positive way.
