I Want to Quit AI. I Can't.
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Ahoy, scuppers. No script, no AI voice, just me in a captain's hat talking about AI exhaustion as a developer who can't quit it: the 95%-off token pitch, getting excited and disappointed faster, slop vs. my own slop, and why I think labelling HOW AI is used is the way out.
Slop-o-meter 13.5 A PINCH OF SLOP
An estimate, logged after the fact from the project files. The Cap'm hasn't signed this one yet.
| Animation & render code | Claude coded the cards and graphics | +4 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direction & edit | Claude cut it from my notes | +3.8 | |
| Motion graphics & lyrics | Cards and subtitles timed by whisper | +3.8 | |
| Research & critique | Claude fact-checked what I said | +1.5 | |
| Audio mastering | Loudness levelled | +0.5 |
No AI: Lyrics & script · Generated video · Generated music & vocals · Generated images
By hand: the idea · every word on camera · my camera and voice · the notes