According to Stanford AI Lab (@StanfordAILab), the newly introduced T* model transforms long-form video understanding by replacing the traditional approach of analyzing every frame with a targeted temporal search method. Instead of processing all video frames, T* identifies crucial moments—the 'needles'—within extended video content using only a few key frames. This approach significantly reduces computational costs and makes AI video analysis more scalable for real-world business applications such as video content moderation, surveillance, and media indexing (source: ai.stanford.edu/blog/tstar/).