realism

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OpenAI first previewed Sora in 2024, and the realism of the tool’s AI-generated videos grabbed audiences at a time when competing video generation apps struggled.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

"But realism also means we must not compromise our own principles."

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

With their mix of social realism, symbolism and pure escapism, the movies of 1939 embody the same themes that kept audiences flocking to the cinema and other forms of entertainment throughout the decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

The former Solicitor General of the United States puts the tariffs case in its legal realism context.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

Hilary Putnam claimed in 1975 that realism, the belief that science gets at the truth, ‘is the only philosophy that doesn’t make the success of science a miracle’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton