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This AI Warps Live Video in Real Time
A startup called Decart has developed an AI model that can transform live footage. The results are mind-bending—and poised to take over streaming.
Dean Leitersdorf introduces himself over Zoom, then types a prompt that makes me feel like I’ve just taken psychedelic mushrooms: “wild west, cosmic, Roman Empire, golden, underwater.” He feeds the words into an artificial intelligence model developed by his startup, Decart, which manipulates live video in real time. The website offers several default themes including “anime”, “Dubai skyline", “cyberpunk” and "Versailles Palace.” During our interview, Leitersdorf uploads a clip of someone playing Fortnite and the scene transforms from the familiar Battle Royale world into a version set underwater. I can imagine the tool becoming popular on platforms like TikTok or Instagram—I certainly had fun trying to create weird scenes with friends, generating a wide range of mysterious-looking cyberpunk characters, some with an improbable number of fingers.
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