Is AI the future of movie-making?
2024-02-01
What if text prompts enabled anyone to make a blockbuster movie, or even an entire box-set’s worth of TV? That is the promise of AI. This technology could one day prove as transformative to the movie business as sound, colour, or even the camera itself. Generative AI can already make videos in seconds which would normally take a visual-effects artist days to create. However it has yet to master photo-realistic video. The people at the forefront of this tech say it is only a matter of time.
00:29 How does AI-generated video work?
02:43 How long until feature films are generated by AI?
03:57 Can AI-generated videos be photorealistic?
04:36 How revolutionary is AI in film?
05:05 A dystopian threat to jobs or democratisation of the industry?
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The World Ahead 2024: five stories to watch out for
2023-12-28
What are the stories set to shape 2024? From the biggest election year in history, to how to control AI and even taxis that fly, The Economist offers its annual look at the world ahead.
00:00 – The World Ahead 2024
00:33 – Vital votes
03:34 – Taxis take off
07:10 – AI rules
10:19 – Industry cleans up?
13:48 – BRICS build
Read more on The World Ahead 2024: https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead-2024
Read Tom Standage’s editor’s note on The World Ahead 2024: https://econ.st/3ROGB69
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Europe, a laggard in AI, seizes the lead in its regulation: https://econ.st/3GNsYOD
Taiwan’s presidential election will be a three-way race after all: https://econ.st/41ukOnz
China is watching closely who will be Taiwan’s next
Which countries get the best night’s sleep?
2023-12-21
Sleep patterns differ across the world. From early-to-bed South Africans to Russians who hit the sack around midnight, we reveal the cultural nuances that shape global sleep schedules. Watch the film to find out where your country ranks in the lie-in-dex, and why it matters.
Read more about which countries get the best night’s sleep: https://econ.st/3GTRxt8
Find out why chinstrap penguins sleep thousands of times a day: https://econ.st/48pow45
Find out why people sleep at all: https://econ.st/3RSTTyw
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What actually happens when we sleep? https://www.economist.com/films/2023/09/08/what-happens-when-we-sleep
Why sleep and songwriting make one of the greatest partnerships: https://econ.st/3GOigaB
What’s wrong with lockdown drills for school shootings?
2023-11-15
To teach students how to protect themselves from an active shooter most American schools run lockdown drills – but could they do more harm than good?
00:00 – What are lockdown drills?
00:43 – When did lockdowns become widespread?
01:25 – What are the national guidelines?
01:47 – The impact on children
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Read our full investigation: https://econ.st/477yzLd
Inside America’s hoax school shootings epidemic: ?si=b3bVneE00kFdHT62
Why some teachers in America are learning how to fire guns: ?si=Xb9ckrwvhgNOiIDb
One response to school shootings in America: arm the teachers: https://econ.st/3u1KzPm
A report sheds light on the deadliest school shooting in Texas’s history: https://econ.st/3FWoe8Z
The AR-15 is a symbol of
Why some teachers in America are learning how to fire guns
2023-11-14
Gun crime in American schools is increasing–but does training teachers how to shoot make classrooms any safer?
00:00 – Is arming teachers the solution?
00:50 – Meet the teachers learning to shoot
01:55 – Why they want to learn
03:17 – How effective is the training?
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Read our full investigation: https://econ.st/477yzLd
Inside America’s hoax school shootings epidemic: ?si=L8F1fnhkcR7jAHlE
One response to school shootings in America: arm the teachers: https://econ.st/3u1KzPm
A report sheds light on the deadliest school shooting in Texas’s history: https://econ.st/3FWoe8Z
Guns are the things most likely to kill young people in America: https://econ.st/479FrXN
The spate of gun violence shows American exceptionalism
Trump’s trials: How much jeopardy is he really in?
2023-11-09
Accusations of election manipulation and the mishandling of classified documents are just a few of the criminal charges former President Donald Trump faces across four criminal trials as the race for the White House gets underway. But is he really in jeopardy or will he succeed in turning his legal woes to his political advantage?
00:00 – How much jeopardy is Trump really in?
00:31 – The cases
03:05 – The risks
04:02 – Trump’s campaign
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Donald Trump’s second term would be a protectionist nightmare: https://econ.st/45RSnR7
Part of Donald Trump’s base thinks he is fighting a spiritual war: https://econ.st/45URg31
A Trump Party in the Reagan Library: https://econ.st/3tWB2cv
Donald Trump is found liable for fraud in
Is Israel breaking the rules of war?
2023-10-20
The Economist’s defence editor Shashank Joshi spoke to legal experts to find out whether Israel’s response to Hamas’s terrorist attack is lawful.
00:00 – Is Israel breaking the rules of war?
00:59 – Blockade
01:32 – Bombardment
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Is Israel acting within the laws of war?: https://econ.st/3tzVBv7
Joe Biden steers a risky course after a Gaza hospital blast: https://econ.st/3ty6RIl
Mapping Israel’s war in Gaza: https://econ.st/3M5xECv
Hamas tunnels under Gaza will be a key battlefield for Israel: https://econ.st/490c8ZG
To save Palestinian lives in Gaza, open the crossing into Egypt: https://econ.st/3M3PzJu
A short history of Gaza: https://econ.st/408EJYR
Israel faces the danger of fighting on a second front:
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