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An AI-Generated Trailer Won the Inaugural $2.5 Million Future Vision XPRIZE — and Its Director Hopes It’ll Change Minds About AI

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An AI-Generated Trailer Won the Inaugural $2.5 Million Future Vision XPRIZE — and Its Director Hopes It’ll Change Minds About AIWorldPing
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What happened

Thomas has worked on dozens of television episodes and music videos, some featuring the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Melissa Leo.

But with AI, his feature debut is nigh.

Thomas, under his moniker “Jeff Synthesized,” took home the $2.

Key facts

  • Thomas, under his moniker “Jeff Synthesized,” took home the $2.
  • Reported by Variety and published Fri, 09 Oct 2026 22:29:25 UTC.

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