Mike Koenigs describes an AI-generated TED-style talk demo and evaluates its output as roughly '50% of the way there'—noting that the AI produced more than a script (including movement, sound, and images) and that the result can be iterated upon to develop or remove ideas.
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What was your first impression when we watched that yesterday? In terms of the messaging and how close it was to being something you'd say that was accurate and also TED worthy and compatible? Yeah. You know, like, for me, Honestly, this was 50% minimum of the way there, you know, like out of the gate as a starting block to springboard. The whole endeavor forward is fantastic. You know, like, what is 50% of my time worth? To me, it's huge. Yeah. Compared to anyone who's ever created a TED Talk before. So this is visuals. It's narrated as if it were by you. But I'll say this as well. It's not just a script. It's not just placeholders and that kind of stuff. It is movement and sound and images. Then we can then react. Oh, wow, this is really interesting. Okay, let's develop this idea more or strike this, or whatever it is. Yes. Yep. And I'm whizzing through it here, but it actually simulated some of your work inside here, just based on the descriptions.