Experimented with a combination of AI tools, free assets, and heavy video editing to create what I think is a passable trailer for my second novel, Sophistication.

AI detractors will continue to shit on AI models and listen, it’s warranted. I’m glad there’s debate. I think there are real ethical questions that need to be answered. Simultaneously, there’s no denying that as a tool to assist the natural creative process, AI can be very powerful. To be clear: I have not and will not ever use AI to write. What’s the point? I love writing. Why outsource that to anybody?

Anyway, I ain’t got the time or money to produce trailers for my books at a level that I feel represents them in the best light. But a bit of time dedicated to AI renders and lots of editing over the course of a few hours, and you get something like this. (And yeah, I know there’s some jank. I could render more options and probably fix the weird hands, etc., but I’d rather be writing.) And this is just a test to see where this stuff is at, which, spoiler, still isn’t quite ready for prime time.