The director behind Yung Lean's viral 'Storm' video says AI imitations on social media made even good work look 'lame'
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Romain Gavras, the director of Yung Lean's viral "Storm" video, said AI copies made him consider quitting filmmaking.
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The director of Yung Lean's viral "Storm" video says AI made his work look "lame."Francis Specker/CBS via Getty ImagesThe director behind Yung Lean's "Storm" video said AI copies made him consider quitting filmmaking.Romain Gavras said AI imitations of "Storm" on social media made his work look "lame."The original video, released in April, has amassed more than 40 million views on YouTube.The director behind Swedish rapper Yung Lean's viral "Storm" video says AI almost drove him from filmmaking.In an interview with Vulture published on Tuesday, Romain Gavras said he was disheartened by the wave of AI-generated copies of the music video.Gavras directed the video for "Gener8ion," an audiovisual project he runs with French producer Surkin.The video, which has amassed over 40 million views since its release in April, follows Lean as a bully at a boarding school before the boys he has been tormenting break into an elaborate dance sequence around him during a class photo.In September,…