History of Mesopotamia

New Film "The Epic of Gilgamesh" uses generative AI to adapt the world's oldest book to film

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Utilizing artificial intelligence tools, this silent black and white movie breathes new life into one of humanity's oldest tales.

Key Points: 
  • Utilizing artificial intelligence tools, this silent black and white movie breathes new life into one of humanity's oldest tales.
  • "The Epic of Gilgamesh" presents a fictionalized account suggesting the Ancient Mesopotamians possessed a primitive form of motion picture technology, with the narrative pieced together from supposed ancient film reels.
  • Crafted with a deep respect for the source material, Haradon translates the epic's fragmented narrative into a cinematic format.
  • Last year he completed his third feature, The Eternal Recurrence, which, like Gilgamesh, was also made using AI tools.