I made a short film for the MIT Global AI Film Hack, a global competition that brings together filmmakers, artists, and technologists. What follows is a detailed account of me choosing the most painful path at every fork in the road.

Chapter One: Let There be Light. When I started working on Ava, I wanted to see what kind of film I could create using only AI tools. People often talk about AI filmmaking in terms of speed, about how quickly they can put something together. But what’s the point?

I’ve been playing around with Suno, a tool that lets you create songs with artificial intelligence. While it’s not going to replace the human touch of a well-composed singer/songwriter piece, it got me thinking...

Communication has never been faster or cheaper. While we may be saving a lot on carrier pigeon feed, we have a new set of challenges in the modern day. We live in a