EP #486 - Sami Arpa & Yunus Erduran: How AI Will Change the Movie Industry

Timestamps:

2:29 - How Sami became interested in cinema

11:15 - How to define visions and impact

22:55 - What can Largo.AI actually do?

27:55 - Does AI kill creativity?

53:23 - Largo.AI’s plans for the near future

This episode was co-produced by SICTIC, the leading angel investor network in Switzerland.

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About Sami Arpa & Yunus Erduran:

Sami Arpa is the CEO and founder of Largo.AI, a startup providing next-generation storytelling tools for the audiovisual industry using artificial intelligence. He holds a PhD in Computational Aesthetics from EPFL and was also the co-founder of Sofy.tv, a short film streaming service later acquired by Cosmoblue.

Yunus Erduran is a founder and documentary filmmaker, and one of the first investors of Largo.AI. He holds a BA in Economics from Boğaziçi University (Turkey) and is currently active as Executive Partner at Eğlenceli Bilim, a company offering curriculum-compliant science programs to all educational institutions in Turkey. He’s also the podcast producer and host of arastirmaca, together with his co-host Müge Bakioğlu.

Largo has developed data-assisted intelligence which can be introduced early in the life of a film project, right from script choice and development, through filming, post-production and theatrical release. Largo empowers production companies with data-enhanced ROI uplift and reduction of risk. 

Their AI models were trained with 400K+ movies/TV shows, 250K+ commercials, 950K+ talents. Largo’s clients are usually producers and studios (on the film side) and agencies and brands (on the advertising side).