The Agentic AI Filmmaking Platform - w/ Koyal AI (YC F25) Founder Mehul Agarwal

On Episode 38, we sit down with Koyal AI (YC F25) founder & CEO Mehul Agarwal (https://x.com/meh_agarwal) to discuss the future of filmmaking with AI. His goal? Replacing the camera, not the filmmaker. Mehul shares the journey of Koyal's development, from inception as a research paper at NeurIPS 2024 to its most recent v2.5 launch. Covering a range of topics from AI video, world models, benchmarking, user interfaces, and more.Chapters00:00 Introducing Koyal: The AI Filmmaking Platform06:04 Combining Creativity and Technology11:26 Koyal's State-of-the-Art Consistency22:25 Creating Realistic Avatars27:29 User Interface for Video Editing36:23 Impact of Memetic Content41:26 Predictions for Video and Image TechnologyShow Notes: NeurIPS 2024 Paper - CHARCHA: https://www.ri.cmu.edu/cmu-alumni-launch-koyal-for-safe-ai-video-creation/Koyal AI: https://koyal.ai/