A couple of weeks ago I got the chance to attend Runway’s inaugural AI Film Fest in San Francisco, from which the team has now posted the winners. Numerous entries are well worth a look, and I thought I’d highlight a couple of my favorites here (with perhaps more to come later).

“Checkpoint,” below, offers a concise & stylish intro to the emerging domain of AI-assisted storytelling. I particularly like the new-to-me phrase “cultural ratcheting”:

I also vibed out with the sheer propulsive, explosive energy of “Generation”:

And if you want a deeper dive into What This All Might Mean, check out a recording of the panel discussion that accompanied the debut session in New York: