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Movies have always been pictures, but music makes them come to life. The sound of footsteps in a hallway, the low-frequency rumble of thunder far away, and the metallic sound of a blade being pulled in a hall that looks like a cathedral are not just for show. They are parts of stories that help…

For the better part of two years, the dominant conversation around AI-generated imagery has been summed up in a single derogatory word: slop. It has become a catch-all term used to describe uncanny, mindless, visually assaulting images and videos generated by LLMs from user prompts and published promptly online and on social media. 

Netflix has revealed that around 300 titles on its platform used generative AI during post-production. The US-based streaming giant noted that AI was used in these titles to create elements such as “enhanced crowds, historical battle sequences, and worldbuilding establishing shots.”The streaming service disclosed the figure in its second-quarter earnings report, saying it is “increasingly…