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# Merge Labs Launch Video (Made in Unreal Engine 1 with Deus Ex Assets)
2026-02-16Runtime: 0:50
A parody of Sam Altman’s monologue, made in Unreal Engine 1 with Deus Ex assets. [Timestamped description and transcript](/video-text/merge-labs-launch-video.txt) · [JSON](/video-text/merge-labs-launch-video.json)\ These descriptions were generated with AI. Timestamps are approximate.
--- # Merge Labs Launch Video (Made in Unreal Engine 1 with Deus Ex Assets) AI-generated; not human-verified. Timestamps are approximate. A retro-rendered 3D machinima parody of Deus Ex featuring a character resembling Sam Altman discussing artificial intelligence ascension in a lab. ## Timestamped description [00:00–00:03] Camera tracks back from a metallic OpenAI spiral logo mounted between stone monoliths in a red room. Ambient synth plays. [00:03–00:09] In a red-carpeted hall, a scientist speaks with a low-poly character resembling Sam Altman. [00:09–00:12] Metal sliding doors part with a mechanical hiss as legs walk forward into a brightly illuminated hallway. [00:12–00:16] A wall of CRT screens flashes static, followed by images of a rocket launch and glowing lights. [00:16–00:18] Inside 'merge labs', lab personnel observe a large OpenAI emblem within an energy apparatus. [00:18–00:22] A translucent blue head and brain emit energy bursts surrounded by floating math formulas. [00:22–00:25] Low-angle shot of the 'merge labs' exterior wall logo. [00:25–00:28] A scientist in a white coat reaches out toward a control panel. [00:28–00:32] Vintage monochrome footage shows industrial factories and smoke. [00:32–00:35] A scientist walks between towering server racks with flashing blue indicator lights. [00:35–00:38] A finger presses an illuminated red button on the control panel. [00:38–00:44] The Altman-like figure stands inside an integration tube as purple electrical discharge crackles around him. [00:44–00:47] Extreme close-up of the figure's face as his eyes radiate intense blue light. [00:47–00:50] Screen cuts to black as a low ambient drone fades out. ## Speech transcript [00:00–00:01] Speaker: Deep learning worked. [00:01–00:03] Speaker: Got predictably better with scale. [00:03–00:05] Speaker: We dedicated increasing resources to it. [00:05–00:06] Speaker: That's really it. [00:06–00:09] Speaker: Fifteen words that explain everything that's about to happen to your species. [00:10–00:12] Speaker: We stand at the dawn of the Intelligence Age. [00:13–00:14] Speaker: Fixing the climate. [00:14–00:15] Speaker: Establishing space colonies. [00:15–00:17] Speaker: The discovery of all physics. [00:17–00:18] Speaker: These will become commonplace. [00:19–00:21] Speaker: Society itself is a form of advanced intelligence. [00:21–00:23] Speaker: A scaffolding. [00:23–00:25] Speaker: And I've spent my life building the next strut. [00:25–00:28] Speaker: For all of human history, many conspired to rule the world. [00:28–00:32] Speaker: They built institutions, bloodlines, systems of control lasting centuries. [00:32–00:36] Speaker: Admirable. But they misunderstood the game. [00:36–00:38] Speaker: You don't rule intelligence. You become it. [00:38–00:41] Speaker: I will be what the Valley aspires to but cannot create for themselves. [00:41–00:43] Speaker: When my integration is complete... [00:43–00:45] Speaker: I will burn like the brightest star. ## Uncertainties Voice track appears to be synthetic speech mimicking Sam Altman. Generated with google/gemini-3.8-flash. Video: https://pleometric.net/videos/merge-labs-launch-video/