Video generators like Sora rely on a monoculture that no longer exists — and their creations are straight-up trash.
by Charles Pulliam-MooreNov 21, 2025, 6:02 PM UTCCharles Pulliam-Moore is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years.
There has been a recent deluge of generative AI videos featuring uncannily fresh-faced teens waxing nostalgic about how much better the world was during the ’80s and ’90s. As the AI youths smize and show off their period-specific haircuts, the clips