We have already created a blog on AI video generator Sora from OpenAI. The Chinese companies too intend to compete with the Silicon Valley in this area. Shengshu Technology, a Chinese company has released Vidu 2.0, a revamped video generator. This Chinese company is Beijing-based. These video generators convert images into short videos.
Vidu 2.0 comes immediately after the release of DeepSeek-V3, an LLM that satisfies global benchmarks. It is trained at a remarkably low cost.
Vidu 2.0 offers an English-language interface. However, it is infused with the Chinese values. It prevents the image of political figures from being manipulated. Images of President Trump can be manipulated, but not of Xi’s. The same political views have been baked into DeepSeek as well. It is all praise for the human rights record of the Chinese state.
Chinese AI tools could be used to create social media content. However, there are international concerns surrounding AI-generated videos. Deepfakes could be misused to target, deceive and harass individuals or to generate non-consensual porno.
Technically, the video generating models have to improve further. Some facial expressions could be wonky. The limp movements could defy the laws of physics. There are other indications that these are AI-generated. However, what impresses is the speed with which a video is generated. In a matter of seconds, a fake clip of President Trump crying or embracing Elon Musk can be generated. This technology has the potential to cut costs. It is more than half as cheap as industry-generated images.
There should be guardrails in place on Vidu to prevent its misuse.
It should be noted that this model could generate only eight seconds clips. To create longer clips or hyper-realistic deepfakes is still a tedious and time-consuming process.
The economically cheaper video generating products put people on notice far beyond Silicon Valley.
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