1. Department: Food

AI may soon produce instant videos from a few words

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Companies are testing artificial intelligence technology, which will produce videos based on a few words typed into a computer. These near-instant videos could dramatically increase the speed of moviemakers, marketers and others communicating with their respective audiences.

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