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A collection of 48 posts

opinion

Keep Going. You’re Not Wrong for Learning This.

When you spend that much time trying to understand something new, of course you want to share it.

storytelling

The Work Hidden Inside Gossip Goblin’s Worlds

Watching Zack London (better known as GossipGoblin) break down his process in a handful of Instagram stories made me rethink everything.

Prompting Featured

A Different Way of Looking at Sunsets

It turns out a machine can show us things about a sunset we never notice ourselves. Plus, try the new Sunset Generator Tool!

opinion

Why Does Vince Gilligan Hate AI?

Ultimately why Vince hates AI really is irrelevant. The biggest question I care about is which new creatives will step forward to carry the pro-AI mantle?

Toxic Threads

Toxic @Threads: Fake-Ass Robots Controlled by Slave Labor in India

A public meltdown wrapped in moral outrage. But it’s more than that. It’s tragic, because it doesn’t have to be this way.

opinion

AI Didn’t Break Art. We Did.

Let’s be honest — most of the outrage about AI isn’t really about technology. It’s about who gets the money.

Toxic Threads

Toxic @Threads: "They're all untalented hacks!"

There’s something eerily familiar about the mob of people attacking AI art online these days, dismissing it as soulless, and ridiculing anyone who dares to experiments with it.

OpenAI

Meet ChatGPT Atlas

When your browser can write, research, and post for you, “going online” starts to mean something new.

Music

Sound Isn't Song

AI music can fill the silence—but not the feeling. But we're in the early days.

Music

Should Spotify Lead the Next Era of AI Music?

Spotify wants to define what “responsible AI in music” looks like — a noble claim from a company long accused of devaluing artists’ work.

opinion

AI Broke Rick Beato's Brain

In a recent video, Rick Beato revealed something less flattering—not about AI, but about how humans use their authority when they feel it slipping.

Sora Featured

Directing Sora

It wasn’t just about describing a scene; it was about orchestrating one.

Sora

AI and the Return of Participation

Tools like Sora hint at a reset — where remixing, riffing, and building on others’ ideas are built into the system itself.

opinion

The Slop About Slop

Scroll long enough, and you start to feel like you’re watching a single mind rehearse its lines in a thousand different bodies.

Sora

First Hours With Sora 2

In my first hours, I’ve found brilliance in Cameo’s character consistency, frustration in its limits, and the sense that we’re only just scratching the surface of what prompted video can become.

design

AI at NYFW

This season’s New York Fashion Week didn’t just showcase clothes. It showcased a future.

Prompting

"Context" Is Your Creative Edge

The most important skill for working with AI is the ability to explain.

opinion

Feeling Invisible Online?

But then he said something that stuck with me: “I just wish it was leading to more sales.”

opinion

Working Harder Than Ever… and Still Falling Behind?

If you’ve ever felt exhausted and still wondered if you’re doing enough, you’re not the only one.

OpenAI

How Big A Problem Is AI Hallucination, Anyway?

Hallucinations are training artifacts, not inherent flaws, and we can fix them. OpenAI shared their findings.

AI Tools

iPhone 17 Pro: The choice for AI creators?

The iPhone 17 Pro has revolutionized creativity with AI capabilities, offering unprecedented privacy and performance for creatives. Let's dive into what this means for our workflows and the future of storytelling.

Prompting

Behind the Prompt Playbook

I didn’t set out to make a digital product. I just had a deck — forty-two slides of “AI basics” that I’d put together for the Western Hardwood Association.

AI Tools

How AI Turned Me Into a Editing God

Plot twist: AI did not steal my creative job – it made me better at it. Here is how.