The internet has been buzzing about OpenAI’s Sora 2, and frankly, I’ve been staring at these videos for longer than I care to admit. There’s something deeply unsettling about watching a horse standing on another horse with such photorealistic detail that your brain starts doing mental gymnastics to reconcile what you’re seeing.

The technical achievement is undeniable. The muscle definition on the horses, the way light plays across surfaces, the subtle physics of movement – it’s the kind of thing that makes you do a double-take. But what’s really getting to me isn’t just the visual fidelity; it’s how this represents a fundamental shift in what we can trust with our eyes.

The world of AI-generated video just got a whole lot more interesting. I’ve been following the developments in video generation models closely, and a recent creation caught my eye: a domestic cat looking into a mirror, seeing itself as a majestic lion. It’s not just technically impressive – it’s downright philosophical.

The video itself is remarkable for several reasons. First, there’s the technical achievement of correctly rendering a mirror reflection, which has been a notorious challenge for AI models. But what really fascinates me is the metaphorical layer: a house cat seeing itself as a lion speaks volumes about self-perception and identity. Maybe there’s a bit of that cat in all of us, sitting at our desks dreaming of something grander.