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‘Meaningless as a laptop screensaver’: reviewers slate Musk’s AI-made Odyssey film

By Dan Milmo Global technology editor · The Guardian Technology · Tuesday, 27 October 2026 at 14:08 (1h ago) · Original article ↗

Tesla tycoon launched Grok project after criticising Christoper Nolan’s diverse casting for his Homeric blockbuster

Elon Musk has released an AI-generated rival to Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey after pledging to make a version “true to the art of Homer”.

Having criticised the hit movie in the summer, the tycoon said he would use Grok Imagine to make a “historically accurate” adaptation.

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UK Home Office May Face Investigation Over Use of OpenAI Tools

A government watchdog is considering a probe into the Home Office’s use of ChatGPT technology to process asylum claims amid concerns over the tools’ accuracy and secrecy surrounding their use.

Wired 21m ago

Meta AI director Rohit Patel leaves to take on Microsoft Office and Google Workspace

Rohit Patel is departing Meta after eight years working on AI evaluations and reinforcement learning, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. His startup, Ndoc, aims to take on Microsoft Office Suite.

TechCrunch 32m ago

Anthropic's political problem will get worse before it gets better

With the midterms closing in, its IPO paperwork reveal a company rightly worried about its regulatory future.

Engadget 1h ago

‘Meaningless as a laptop screensaver’: reviewers slate Musk’s AI-made Odyssey film

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