@AirdropAlchemis: AI video generated after burning through ¥3,000 worth of tokens. Turns out compute isn't the bottleneck—creativity is.
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A user shares their experience spending ¥3,000 worth of tokens to create an AI video, suggesting that creativity, rather than compute power, is the true bottleneck.
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AI Video Generated by Burning 3,000 RMB in Tokens
As expected, compute power isn’t the bottleneck—only creativity is. https://t.co/SSIihO5tMe
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