Improvements in AI apps raise creative outlets, but also concerns

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - No, it didn’t snow in Waikiki. But an app that uses artificial intelligence made it look like it did, and that I was standing in it.

Another AI-generated video showed me about to ride a skateboard at a Skyline station platform.

“Anyone can create these deep-fakes or fun videos of literally anything they want,” said AI consultant and teacher Gabriel Yanagihara, who made the videos of me using Veo.

He’s also used the app Sora to come up with videos like a Hawaiian monk seal bouncing on a trampoline, or fake graduation lei of materials like octopus or centipedes.

“Right now you can really tell when something is AI-generated, mostly because the people, the way they use it is to illustrate the absurd,” Yanagihara said.

Longtime content creator coach Shawn Boyd ha