{"id":32088,"date":"2025-07-18T15:14:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T15:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=32088"},"modified":"2025-07-18T15:23:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T15:23:51","slug":"how-a-video-studio-embraced-a-i-and-stormed-the-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=32088","title":{"rendered":"How a Video Studio Embraced A.I. and Stormed the Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">President Trump leans forward in a limousine, takes a long puff from a cigarette and flashes a wide grin. An aggressive rap song blasts over the stereo as a group of young women bob around him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">No one would mistake the otherworldly scene for reality \u2014 and they shouldn\u2019t, because it was made by artificial intelligence. Yet it caused a stir when it was <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TbXZoMocpM8\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">released online<\/a> last year, skewering Mr. Trump, former Vice President Kamala Harris and others using lifelike A.I. replicas, soaring to more than 16 million views on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">It was the biggest hit yet by the Dor Brothers, a video production studio that has gained notoriety online \u2014 along with more than 100 million views across platforms \u2014 by fully embracing A.I.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The studio is now among the most popular A.I.-powered artists on the internet for its roster of subversive videos released on YouTube and then circulated rapidly across social media, which are made entirely by A.I. tools. It said its revenue crossed $1 million last year for its commercial projects, including consulting work for brands that are increasingly curious about A.I. Joe Rogan, the world\u2019s most popular podcaster, called the studio\u2019s work \u201cincredible.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Its videos have attracted plenty of criticism, too, with some viewers dismissing the work as \u201c<a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/19\/style\/ai-slop-slop-bowls-shein-slop-hauls.html\" title>A.I. slop<\/a>.\u201d Rival A.I. studios have made work with clearer commercial appeal \u2014 like one studio that made a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.toysrus.com\/pages\/studios\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Toys \u201cR\u201d Us commercial<\/a> last year \u2014 while others have made short films that rival Hollywood productions, including a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_QZsKIlAcgA&amp;t=3s\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">gripping retelling of a Ukrainian drone strike<\/a> that Variety compared to \u201cMission: Impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"InteractiveBlock-3\">\n<section data-testid=\"inline-interactive\" id=\"dor-aideology\" data-id=\"100000010273991\" data-source-id=\"100000010273991\" class=\"interactive-content interactive-size-scoop css-1vobcg1\">\n<div class=\"css-17ih8de interactive-body\" data-sourceid=\"100000010273991\" id=\"embed-id-100000010273991\">\n<p>    <!-- birdkit: do not modify this file --><\/p>\n<div id=\"g-bk-tv53NZPMn8PGig\" class=\"birdkit-body g-bk-tv53NZPMn8PGig g-dark-mode-incompatible\" data-preview-slug=\"bk-tv53NZPMn8PGig\" data-birdkit-hydrate=\"5a301450ed4dea6d\">\n<p>\t<!--[--><!--[--><!--&gt;--><!--[--><!--[--><!--&gt;[-->&lt;!&#8211;&gt;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"g-wrapper  svelte-usvsk3\">[&#8211;&gt;<\/p>\n<div class=\"g-block g-block-margin svelte-rhgw2n g-margin-inline\">\n<div class=\"g-block-width g-max-width-body svelte-rhgw2n\"><!--&gt;--><!--&gt; 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An aggressive rap song blasts over the stereo as a group of young women bob around him.No one would mistake the otherworldly scene for reality \u2014 and they shouldn\u2019t, because it was made by artificial intelligence. Yet it caused a stir when it was released online last year, skewering Mr. Trump, former Vice President Kamala Harris and others using lifelike A.I. replicas, soaring to more than 16 million views on YouTube.It was the biggest hit yet by the Dor Brothers, a video production studio that has gained notoriety online \u2014 along with more than 100 million views across platforms \u2014 by fully embracing A.I.The studio is now among the most popular A.I.-powered artists on the internet for its roster of subversive videos released on YouTube and then circulated rapidly across social media, which are made entirely by A.I. tools. It said its revenue crossed $1 million last year for its commercial projects, including consulting work for brands that are increasingly curious about A.I. 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