my learnings with sora 2 pro
- video generation is 10-15 minutes long when we select "hd quality" and "15 seconds"
- video generation is 5-10 minutes long when we select "standard quality"
- 15s video duration possible.
amazing to have those extra 5s
- the videos quality is way higher compared to the free sora 2 model
=> meaning we often don't need to upscale the videos anymore
the sora 2 pro hd quality videos are suprisingly very very very good.
(see example below)
- we can generate 5 videos in parallel vs 3 for the free sora users
- my first tests showed me that short prompts work very well with sora 2 pro
- everything I've tested with the sora 2 free model I'm retesting now with the sora 2 pro model.
more on that later
Elon Musk: In the future, you'll be able to inhabit an Optimus robot.
“As we advance the Neuralink devices, you should be able to actually have full body control and sensors from an Optimus robot. So, you could basically inhabit an Optimus robot. Not just the hand, the whole thing. So you could basically mentally remote into an Optimus robot and it'll be kind of cool. The future is going to be weird, but pretty cool.”
Neuralink presentation, June 27, 2025
The secret weapon in the global tech race? Technical standards.
A fascinating strategic take from @PhilippeMonnier, President of the Swiss International Society, at WCS25.
His 3 insights on how the underdogs can win:
📜 Standards are Power. Favorable technical standards can make your business. Unfavorable ones can "kill your competitors."
💡 Smart Wins. A few giants having total control is "dangerous." But smart teams can build competing solutions with much less money.
🚀 Small is Agile. Small countries cannot win on size, but they can win on speed. They can be "very quick on very competent" and form smart alliances.
An open, standardized platform for everyone - https://t.co/hAcy9VWO0H
Old tropes abound about how NFTs & memecoins will lead to DeFi mainstreaming and save Web3. That's great btw, but we also want Web3 to enable 5B internet-connected ppl to create any sovereign online functionality they want on a World Computer just by talking = exponential impact