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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Shahana Yasmin

Elon Musk’s AI-generated answer to Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey hit with mockery

  • Viewers have widely panned Elon Musk’s AI-generated adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey as “pure garbage” following the release of a seven-minute episode on X by Grok Imagine.
  • Musk initiated the project in July in response to Christopher Nolan's cinematic adaptation, accusing Nolan of “desecrating Homer” to meet “woke rules”.
  • Despite Musk’s promise of a historically accurate production, the AI clip featured English-speaking, heavily airbrushed characters with unidentified roles.
  • Christopher Nolan’s feature film version of The Odyssey became Universal Pictures’ highest-grossing release in history, taking over $1.7bn worldwide.
  • Nolan dismissed early criticisms of his film as irrelevant and recently described artificial intelligence as a transparent “Trojan horse”.

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