# Musk's AI-made Odyssey episode draws harsh reviews from critics

> Original title: ‘Meaningless as a laptop screensaver’: reviewers slate Musk’s AI-made Odyssey film

- Source: The Guardian · AI
- Published: 2026-10-27T14:08:41.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/phrzwntx7q4ctv179b2fqpapr
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/27/reviewers-slate-musk-ai-grok-odyssey-film-nolan

## Summary

Elon Musk released a seven-minute AI-generated Odyssey episode made with London startup Wonder Studios using Grok Imagine, after pledging a "historically accurate" adaptation. Guardian critic Peter Bradshaw gave it one star, and the episode has 7.3m views on X. Wonder co-founder Xavier Collins said the first episode took under two weeks with a team of three and aims to improve the next one.