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The standout is its ability to perform complex 3D reconstructions on hardware previously thought unsuitable for such tasks, providing a promising tool for both research and industrial deployment. Tencent offers demos and model weights to encourage adoption, pointing to potential uses from autonomous navigation to immersive virtual experiences.
Hollow Scene: AI-Powered Cinematic Video Generation
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Ant Group have collaborated on Hollow Scene, an open-source long-form video generation model designed for storytelling. Capable of producing multi-shot narratives with consistent characters, props, and environments, it understands cinematic cues like shot reversal and camera movements—mimicking film-school techniques.