https://marc-brown.comConsumer AI and AI entertainment, compared honestly. https://marc-brown.com/articles/how-i-test-ai-video-generators.htmlhttps://marc-brown.com/articles/how-i-test-ai-video-generators.htmlTue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Cherry-picked demo reels sell subscriptions. A repeatable test sheet tells you what you're actually paying for. https://marc-brown.com/articles/ai-companions-are-entertainment-now.htmlhttps://marc-brown.com/articles/ai-companions-are-entertainment-now.htmlTue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000The category grew up fast. The products that last treat characters like a writers' room would, not like a prompt. https://marc-brown.com/articles/local-vs-cloud-ai-for-creators.htmlhttps://marc-brown.com/articles/local-vs-cloud-ai-for-creators.htmlTue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Running models on your own machine sounds freeing. Sometimes it is. Here's how to decide without spending a weekend on drivers. https://marc-brown.com/articles/the-uncanny-valley-moved.htmlhttps://marc-brown.com/articles/the-uncanny-valley-moved.htmlTue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Synthetic faces still trip alarms. Synthetic voices mostly don't anymore, and that changes how AI characters feel. https://marc-brown.com/articles/interactive-fiction-ai-moment.htmlhttps://marc-brown.com/articles/interactive-fiction-ai-moment.htmlTue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Choose-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. https://marc-brown.com/articles/questions-before-paying-for-ai-subscription.htmlhttps://marc-brown.com/articles/questions-before-paying-for-ai-subscription.htmlTue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000The free trial is designed to impress you. These questions are designed to keep your money from leaking out monthly. https://marc-brown.com/articles/ai-npcs-hype-vs-reality.htmlhttps://marc-brown.com/articles/ai-npcs-hype-vs-reality.htmlTue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Every studio demo shows a shopkeeper who can talk about anything. Very few shipped games let them. There are good reasons. https://marc-brown.com/articles/consistency-hardest-problem-ai-storytelling.htmlhttps://marc-brown.com/articles/consistency-hardest-problem-ai-storytelling.htmlTue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Making one stunning shot is solved. Making the same character look like the same person across fifty shots is where the real work is. https://marc-brown.com/articles/who-owns-the-ai-character.htmlhttps://marc-brown.com/articles/who-owns-the-ai-character.htmlTue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000AI characters are becoming products, brands, and sometimes stars. The rules about who owns them are still catching up. https://marc-brown.com/articles/ai-micro-dramas-testbed.htmlhttps://marc-brown.com/articles/ai-micro-dramas-testbed.htmlTue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Two-minute vertical episodes, cliffhangers every time, and production budgets that would embarrass a student film. Something interesting is happening.