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Pika 1.0, the idea-to-video platform that brings your creativity to life

by trizoza on 11/28/23, 5:02 PM with 16 comments

  • by dang on 11/28/23, 6:01 PM

    This isn't really on topic for HN until there's something more than a waitlist for people to try out.

    Otherwise the thread fills with comments about the waitlist and/or how there isn't enough information yet.

  • by smusamashah on 11/28/23, 6:22 PM

    Each clip in the video is about a second long. All current video generation models start showing their weirdnesses when there is too much movement. None of these can keep that impression of consistency for longer times. I can spot problems in almost all of the clips in this teaser (robot leg is the most obvious one).
  • by dnlkwk on 11/29/23, 3:16 PM

    Is there a concise industry-term for "amazing demo, terrible irl"?

    Not saying this is one (the demo looks great). But the last 12 months of any AI/ML tools has been 1) demand powered by an amazing, over-hyped demo followed by 2) incredibly lackluster usage as people realize it was overpromised.

    You can argue any product as a gap b/w expectation and reality, but the last year has taken it to an absurdity.

  • by lacker on 11/28/23, 5:43 PM

    The demo video looks amazing. Of course, every AI demo looks like it's the most amazing thing that's ever happened. I eagerly await getting off the waitlist so that I can try it out myself.
  • by didibus on 11/28/23, 5:39 PM

    What's the underlying model? Do they have their own? Or are they using stable diffusion/video diffusion?
  • by Ancalagon on 11/28/23, 5:48 PM

    Wow are the sounds also generated with the video? Did not expect something like this so soon. If I were in the film industry in anything other than a producer/editor role I'd be shaking in my boots right about now.
  • by angryasian on 11/28/23, 6:47 PM

    I'm interested in how this is better / worse that runway

    https://research.runwayml.com/gen2

  • by desro on 11/28/23, 5:51 PM

    I'm very keenly interested on what their underlying tech/model is — I couldn't find any detailed information.
  • by samuyoon195 on 11/28/23, 5:39 PM

    What do I have to get off the waitlist! Dying to check this out.
  • by yownie on 11/28/23, 6:28 PM

    Pika is slang for pussy here in Iceland, just an fyi