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Comparisons, explainers and the occasional opinion on consumer AI and AI entertainment.

Comparisons

How I Test AI Video Generators (and Why Most Benchmarks Lie)

Cherry-picked demo reels sell subscriptions. A repeatable test sheet tells you what you're actually paying for.

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AI Entertainment

AI Companions Are Entertainment Now. Here's What Separates a Good One From a Chatbot in a Costume

The category grew up fast. The products that last treat characters like a writers' room would, not like a prompt.

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Comparisons

Local vs. Cloud AI: A Practical Comparison for Creators

Running models on your own machine sounds freeing. Sometimes it is. Here's how to decide without spending a weekend on drivers.

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AI Entertainment

The Uncanny Valley Moved. AI Voices Are Why

Synthetic faces still trip alarms. Synthetic voices mostly don't anymore, and that changes how AI characters feel.

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AI Entertainment

Interactive Fiction Is Having Its AI Moment

Choose-your-own-adventure was always limited by how many branches a writer could afford. That limit is dissolving, and so are some of the old rules.

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Buying Guides

Five Questions to Ask Before Paying for Any AI Subscription

The free trial is designed to impress you. These questions are designed to keep your money from leaking out monthly.

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Gaming

AI NPCs in Games: The Hype, and What's Actually Shipping

Every studio demo shows a shopkeeper who can talk about anything. Very few shipped games let them. There are good reasons.

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AI Video

Consistency Is the Hardest Problem in AI Storytelling

Making one stunning shot is solved. Making the same character look like the same person across fifty shots is where the real work is.

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Industry

Who Owns the Character? A Plain-English Look at AI Personas and Rights

AI characters are becoming products, brands, and sometimes stars. The rules about who owns them are still catching up.

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AI Entertainment

Why AI Micro-Dramas Are the Testbed for the Future of Entertainment

Two-minute vertical episodes, cliffhangers every time, and production budgets that would embarrass a student film. Something interesting is happening.

6 min read