‘Goodbye, Hollywood': Google unveils Veo 3, netizens flood Internet with ‘hyper-realistic' AI videos
Currently, Veo 3 is only available to users in the United States, but that didn't stop people from jumping in to test it. Soon after the announcement, X was flooded with jaw-dropping clips, sparking a viral wave of disbelief. Many viewers were left asking: 'Is this AI or real?'
One video features a man passionately speaking about the immense, untamed force of the ocean.
Say goodbye to the silent era of video generation: Introducing Veo 3 — with native audio generation. 🗣️
Quality is up from Veo 2, and now you can add dialogue between characters, sound effects and background noise.
Veo 3 is available now in the @GeminiApp for Google AI Ultra… pic.twitter.com/7rcXeBslyU
— Google (@Google) May 20, 2025
Another user posted a video with the caption, 'Imagine if AI characters became aware they were living in a simulation!'
I did more tests with Google's #Veo3. Imagine if AI characters became aware they were living in a simulation! pic.twitter.com/nhbrNQMtqv
— Hashem Al-Ghaili (@HashemGhaili) May 21, 2025
A third person shared a video of a classroom and wrote, 'A college professor doing a class on Gen Z slang and the video pans over to all the boomers taking notes and seeming super interested.'
A college professor doing a class on Gen Z slang and the video pans over to all the boomers taking notes and seeming super interested #veo3 pic.twitter.com/AogNFeiDLd
— justin (@HonestBlogging) May 21, 2025
There's a video where Indian chai is being made and poured into a cup.
🚨 This video is made by Veo3, an AI video generator announced by Google.@GeminiApp #GoogleIO 🙏🤯 pic.twitter.com/tiB6KxCzpN
— Indian Tech & Infra (@IndianTechGuide) May 21, 2025
Another video that is doing rounds shows a SWAT team infiltrating a terrorist hideout with every character talking to each other in a way it looks straight out of a Hollywood movie.
Created with Google Flow.
Visuals, Sound Design, and Voice were prompted using Veo 3 text-to-video.
Welcome to a new era of filmmaking. pic.twitter.com/E3NSA1WsXe
— Dave Clark (@Diesol) May 21, 2025
This video was entirely generated by Google's 'Veo 3' AIpic.twitter.com/xLalyOMmJq
— Dexerto (@Dexerto) May 21, 2025
Less than 24 hours ago, Google dropped Veo 3, blurring the line between reality and AI.
Its video and audio quality is so lifelike, it's unsettling.
Here are 20 insane examples & a full guide on how to use it:
1) A standup comedian telling a joke:pic.twitter.com/gLdpRX0TmC
— Mark Gadala-Maria (@markgadala) May 21, 2025
Google Veo 3 realism just broke the Internet yesterday.
This is 100% AI
10 wild examples:
1. Street interview that never happened pic.twitter.com/qdxZVhOO3G
— Min Choi (@minchoi) May 22, 2025
According to Eli Collins, vice president of product at Google DeepMind, the model excels at everything from 'text and image prompting to real-world physics and accurate lip syncing.'
Currently, Veo 3 is part of Google's Gemini AI Ultra plan, which comes with a hefty price tag of $249.99 per month. There are also plans to roll it out more broadly through Google's Vertex AI enterprise platform in the near future.
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