Back in My Day, AI Was Hard.

Kids these days don't know how good they have it.

What’s wrong, son?

Your new Sora 2 video took “one whole minute to generate”?

Tell me: Did the finished video have sound effects and music? Were everyone’s limbs and faces intact? Did your grandma get fooled into sharing it with her friends as the real deal?

Son, you don’t know how lucky you are!

When I was younger, AI was different.

I was there when it all started. During the dark days. The ancient days.

Back in 2022.

We didn’t even have AI video back then.

We did have AI images, but they were abominations. AI-bominations. Ha, ha.

What…you think I’m joking?! Here, look:

I said LOOK AT IT, son! Don’t avert your eyes!

That’s what Midjourney thought a hamster was in early 2022. Does that look like a hamster to you? Well, does it?!

Stop screaming and answer the question, son.

I swear, I never want to hear another “Nano Banana is the worst” out of you; you don’t know what “the worst” looks like.

I’ll admit, your old man was a big fan of Stable Diffusion for a while. But if we’re honest, the only thing …