“Generative AI in Entertainment and Productivity: TCL’s Films & OpenAI’s Projects”

The Rise of Generative AI Movies: TCL+ and GenAI Content Revolution

The AI world isn’t just evolving—it’s streaming directly to your screens. Recently, TCL, the world’s largest TV manufacturer, made waves with their streaming platform, TCL+. The game-changer? TCL+ has begun streaming five generative AI (GenAI) short films. Yes, you heard that right—AI-written, AI-directed content now exists in the entertainment mainstream.

Among the standout productions are a short story about a woman morphing into a slug and a whimsical tale of a lottery winner on a rain-drenched planet who gets a rare glimpse of the sun. These films, with their fantastical premises, showcase the creative leaps generative AI can achieve when paired with human editing and conceptualization.

Why This Is a Big Deal

TCL’s move isn’t just science fiction fun—it’s business innovation at its core. Their strategy taps into their audience insights: TCL’s streaming data reveals viewers prefer content that doesn’t require much effort to engage with. AI-created films fit perfectly into this mold, offering light and entertaining stories. The best part? They can produce these films at a fraction of what mainstream platforms like Netflix spend.

“Ad-supported generative AI content is the blueprint for competing with bigger names without the traditional high costs.”

The Audition: One of TCL’s AI-created films

This innovation also underscores the importance of TCL using smarter, faster AI tools like Hunyuan to improve short film quality, a crucial leap when building trust in AI-produced content.

OpenAI’s “Projects” Feature: A Game-Changer for Efficiency

While TCL+ is captivating audiences, OpenAI is quietly making life easier for users of its AI tool, ChatGPT. A new feature called Projects revolutionizes how users manage their chats, files, and tasks interactively.

What Is the “Projects” Feature?

• Organize related chats and files into themed folders (yes, color-coded for extra flair).
• Add existing conversations or upload relevant files for reference.
• Set custom instructions specific to each project (goodbye repetition!).

Think of Projects as your personal smart assistant, gathering not only your chat history but also streamlining how you carry out complex tasks. For example, one user uploaded home maintenance records, and ChatGPT accurately reminded them they were overdue on replacing a fridge filter. Projects also used the included instruction manual to offer step-by-step tips—all while organizing data effortlessly.

Combining Features for a Smarter Workflow

• Sync the feature with ChatGPT’s web search to incorporate real-time updates into your projects.
• Draft professional, polished documents using Canvas Mode with Project filters.
• Preserve context across multiple chat sessions seamlessly.

For project managers, researchers, or writers juggling countless conversations, the ability to centralize conversations is transformative. Claude’s similar feature has been valuable, but the addition of ChatGPT-only capabilities—like drag-and-drop and wider file compatibility—sets OpenAI apart.

Comparing AI project management tools: OpenAI vs. Claude

What Does This Mean for You?

For viewers, platforms like TCL+ open up exciting possibilities in choosing AI-created entertainment as leisurely, ad-supported content. For professionals, OpenAI’s latest upgrade to ChatGPT introduces new levels of efficiency tailored for personal and collaborative work.