wow the speed at which we can be blasé is terrifying. 6 months ago this was not possible, and felt this was years away!
They're not underwhelming to me, they're beyond anything I thought would ever be possible.
are you genuinely unimpressed? or maybe trying to play it cool?
Even search, in and of itself, is incredibly amazing but fairly commoditized at this point. They should've highlighted more unique footage.
Just a few years ago, I would have been absolutely blown away by these demo videos. Six months ago, I would have been very impressed. Today, Google is rolling a product that seems second best. They're playing catch-up in a game where they should be leading.
I will still be very impressed to see videos of that quality generated on consumer grade hardware. I'll also be extremely impressed if Google manages to roll out public access to this capability without major gaffes or embarrassments.
This is very cool tech, and the developers and engineers that produced it should be proud of what they've achieved. But Google's management needs to be asking itself how they've allowed themselves to be surpassed.