Opus 4.8 dropped and a lot of people are gonna be let down...
not because it's weak, but because as a generalist you can barely see the gap anymore
think back:
> Sonnet 3.5 came out and copywriters lost their minds, finally good writing on tap
> Opus 4.5 came out and devs basically said coding was solved
after that? the differences stopped being about quality and turned into preference, which agent's vibe you like more
we crossed the line where these models are better than most people's ability to tell
the only real benchmark left is your own workflow
the tasks you've run a thousand times, where you know every output by heart... run the new model there
if you can't feel a difference on the work you know cold, the difference doesn't exist for you yet
I almost never share AI generated videos.
As someone who studied film, most viral AI videos make me cringe. They look impressive on the surface but they're hollow. No story structure. No character motivation. No comedic timing. Just pretty visuals with a generic cinematic soundtrack slapped on top and people in the comments losing their minds over rendering quality.
The bar has been on the floor. "AI made this" became the entire value proposition. Nobody asks if it's actually good as a piece of video content.
This one is different.
47 seconds. Three pigeons arguing over a button. The comedic timing actually lands. The voice acting has real intonation, not that flat AI monotone. The camera POV sets up a reveal that pays off. There's a setup, escalation, and a punchline that genuinely caught me off guard.
It's the first AI video I've seen where I forgot it was AI generated and just laughed.
That's the standard. Not "look what AI can do." But "this is actually good and it was made with AI." There's a massive difference between the two and most creators haven't figured that out yet.
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> created the Linux kernel at 21
> built Git because no existing tool was good enough
> accidentally became the backbone of servers, Android, cloud, supercomputers
> never chased fame, money, titles or hype
> stayed private, consistent, and brutally honest for decades
> still reviews code, still improves Linux, still avoids drama
Is Linus Torvalds the most underappreciated legend of the tech industry?