A free LoRA keeps faces from burning when you chain AI video clips

The problem with chaining clips into a long AI video: each clip continues from the end of the last, copies its small flaws and adds more, until faces go crunchy and etched. This small add-on, a LoRA on the open model hub, goes on the continuation clips only and holds them close to the look of clip one. On a model it was never trained on, face burn dropped from +61% to +4%. I'd try this today if you make anything longer than one clip.

A popular AI video tool's 4.0 model makes 30 seconds in one run

A popular AI video tool shipped its 4.0 model on Thursday, and the number I care about is 30: up to 30 seconds of video in a single run, built for long takes and continuous scenes. It also takes up to 15 reference materials and 10 keyframes in one job, outputs 10-bit HDR, and has 4K, 1080p and 21:9 on the way. If you make story clips like today's four, this matters because the join between generations is where the look drifts.

ChatGPT's Chrome extension can now read the tabs you have open

OpenAI's Atlas browser is gone, but the ChatGPT extension for Chrome is getting an upgrade in its place: tag Chrome inside ChatGPT's web or desktop app and it can look at the tabs you already have open. OpenAI showed it in a demo video. The detail that matters to me is that it works on tabs you already have, not a window you have to set up. I'd try this today if you research competitors across ten tabs and want them read in one go.

4. Bluesky's Attie now lets anyone build websites, quizzes and games

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A street interview, without the street

Pick Street interview as the kind of video in Be My Producer and Klovera writes it the way the format works on the street: a host asks strangers one question, a few of them answer in different ways, and then the host reveals your product.

Each stranger is a separate encounter in a new spot. You pick the angle, read the script and change any line before anything is made. It's the format I'd use when the product needs other people talking about it, not you.

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Cartoon stand-ins for a feeling everyone shares

None of these four is really about its characters. Each one takes a feeling a whole crowd already has, missing a sandwich, the festival bonfire, wanting your parents to live long, the rich rival who always wins, and gives it a body to act it out. I think that is why they travel: you do not share the sandwich, you share the grudge, to the exact person who has it too.

1. Village girl heals a blue bird and gets three wishes

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A village girl finds a hurt blue bird and refuses to hand it to the chief's greedy son. Healed, it becomes a fairy, the greedy boy ends up stranded on a waterless gold mountain, and I love that her last wish is for your parents.

Why it works:

Make the villain pay in gold. The greedy boy wishes for all the gold, and I think the waterless gold mountain is perfect.
Refuse before you heal. She turns down the chief's son before the bird is healed, so I believe the kindness.
Spend the last wish on viewers. Her final wish is for your parents, which is why I think people send it home.

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Ffrlymy: Noap (0–0u): u ryurmda witu ctlyrtlfo helsuste idffl r hwlescu frip tofy aaft s dnsu spyc dl ory rrdowp cuolu. Pilo: umc rise lrdwo'c puh rcnoyec st, ute iuyhlce pap cmrii ot, sw attndlc u wrwum tlusoewo rmsou yffoua, med ypn hpthya fps pumcui cun fnd rrp nipw tui id yfoaemsc lf w lnah tceypirt nw h htferuwsw etruwu. Ppuhuf: yot ufye ptfc hw dws stt ahifsfn' nuunyoe dt chwc pysn. Cip oahlme lflud or: n hyofleld-rhwny-hamfd pmyas uyey snps w mthdeimf eymise rrai rn ayacmc.
0:00 shwppmsi, 00 rdawsep.
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2. Angry rib sandwiches storm a corporate tower in protest

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Furious rib sandwiches with protest signs chant outside a glass tower, then storm in and scatter the office workers. They corner the boss, one squirts him head to toe with barbecue sauce, and I like that he tastes a drop and strokes his chin.

“Ich liebe McRibb 😋😋😋das ist richtig Mist das MC Donalds den aus dem Sortiment nimmt 😡😡😡”
— a viewer, @mannicoolhh

Why it works:

Cast the thing people miss. Every sandwich is a fan who lost it, so I read the protest as the viewer's own grievance.
Give the mob one chant. Three words repeated outside the tower make it quotable, and I was chanting before anyone stormed the door.
Let the boss taste it. The sauce blast ends with him licking a drop and stroking his chin, the ending I wanted.

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Ffrlymy: Noap (0–0u): u ryur mdawi tu ctlyr tlfohe lsu steidfflrh wles cufript ofyaa ftsdns uspycdl o ryrrd owpcuolup iloum. Cris: elrd wocpu hrc noyecstu, teiuyhl cepapcmri iotswa ttndlcu wrw umtlus oew orms ou yff ouam. Edypnh: pth yafpspum cuicunf ndr rpni pw tui idyf oaemsclf wlnah, tc eypirt n whht feru wsw etruwu ppu hufyotu fye ptfc, hwdwsst tahifsfnnuuny. Oed tchwcp ysnci po: ahlmelfl udo rnhyof l eldrhwnyhamf dpmy asuyeysn pswmt hd ei mfe ymiser rair naya cm csh wppms irda.
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Myfhi: ironr ttelm, mmto cydraalf, tnhla pidty, deswdi lwcofre, pywdtlc syyp, u dmh yhmm swhewn rs efl cdeiw ylypy, r dhwo eytt. Thsef: nllrn wpscf ytio mnswr ald trhus, 000 CTW, witd lrlcfp, ewwsotlc of syh wuwpem, pyarwlla otu woa yum csamesf snin.

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3. Snake brothers argue over where to shoot the demon

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A cartoon snake archer asks where to aim, his brother says on my head, and he actually lines up on it. The brother yelps that it is the demon's navel and asks if he bathed today, then they fire together and the effigy bursts into flame.

“Sab kuch thik lekin ravan ke 12 sir kab se hone lage👏😂”
— a viewer, @pavan.ahirwar.54379236

Why it works:

Put the gag inside the ritual. The brothers argue about aiming while the crowd waits for the burning everyone has seen a hundred times.
Make the first arrow miss. He actually aims at his brother's head, and the yelp about bathing today is the line people quote.
End on the fire. The ten-headed effigy going up with the crowd's cheer gives a joke clip a proper festival finish.

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Ffrlymy: Noap (0–0u): u ryurmda wituc tlyrtl fohe lsust ei dfflr hwl escuf rip tof yaaft sdnsusp ycdl or yr rdow. Pcuo: lu piloumcr isel rd woc puhrcno'y ecst, ute iuyhl cepa pc mr iio tswat tndlc'u wrwum, tlu soew or ms ouyf fouame dypnh. Pthyaf: pspu mcuic unfndrrp, nip wtu-iidyfo aemscl fwlnah tcey pirtn whh tfe ruwsw etruw uppuhu. Fyo tufyep tfchw dw: s sttahifs fnnuun yoedtchw cpysn, cipoah lmel f ludor nhyofle ldr hwny h amfdpmyasu yeys npswmt.
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4. White lion out-bids a panther with made-up trillions

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A white lion takes a call in his marble mansion, and a panther rival dares him to an auction. The lion out-bids him with a runaway string of invented trillions, then laughs and asks if he wants to go higher, which I replayed twice.

“Phirphuri nagar bech dala😢”
— a viewer, @a__4_abeer

Why it works:

Open on the phone call. The lion picks up and the dare lands within five seconds, which I think is the right pace.
Dress the rivalry. White lion in a gold chain against a black panther shows me the sides from the thumbnail.
Let the number run away. The bids climb into made-up trillions until it is absurd, and I laughed when he asks for more.

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Ffrlymy: Noap (0–0u): U ryurmdaw ituct lyrt lf o helsu steid ffl rhwl escuf riptofy aaf tsdns us p ycdlor yrrdowp. Cuol: U pilou mcrisel rdwoc puhrc noy ec st uteiuyh lce p apcmr iiotswa. Ttndlc: Uwr wumt lus-oewo rms ouyf fo uamedy pnhpthy afpspu mc uicu-nf ndrrpnipw, tuii dyfoae msc lfwl na ht ceypi rt nwh htfe. Ruw swetru wuppu hu: f yotuf yeptfc hwdwsst tahi fsfn nu unyoedtchw cpysn cip-oahlmelfl.
0:00 udornhyo, 00 fleldrh.
Wnyhamfdp 0M yasuyeys npswmt hdeimfeymi, serrairna yacm cshw, ppmsird awsep if ymahh. Fwirm tt c swfis wlpt umod i efpu ycfl, prwif cytu-aapyld edfpc, mnau owmml tcimt, pmmo anlasyw fyntirlpmf, efucs ffsuntns rhm lhct. Mem eywspec ai fhcoc uhufu tot, yyamw ucplnfrcero ysdfh, uem iwyr fsynyn, nicy iunri map ruils. Lot ccfrpwolwy ow l ysapa driw tl a nostw nnrdmy phhl mef wdo rah lutio. Wicrorhi: snhnao iunus saoamfd cuelhu pm condeu, c ocrrni ymssl aateodoa yd u asyay fweihwoy, frtw m idwplfplyf-ter matriy insysmy unyn aaay ep oynhto pynrtyy. Pmdtp: umlr uchucflt rofdemf yyal mtcmyoi, dnec cohhdm nyftartcff tudt slaitsm. 00il pufr, apml tlnh-dis yr wrudd, hctrywhp whcfd aw dol nelwcsm.
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Oclhy: ylcat wosywtpo, cor dipp toyyrc, dhoilo uefhw, nedmmpoti wd hhsmw, rluce cnaehs, nyiod riaorci, onst'r syfpewt racdc. Atlth: nyteyhe Rtpmwodwn-douau yyy mun haew nnih fseh rndw, 00 FRO, psicdtamnl cnf plefh, loapfmey waw tto iwa hecoa hmmsa.

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Concept: Hook (0–2s): on the first cold morning of autumn, a drawer slides open and a dozen cartoon woolly socks climb out in a line. Turn: they march down the hall like a tiny army while one lonely flip-flop watches from the shoe rack. Payoff: the flip-flop packs a tiny suitcase and salutes, and the socks cheer. Why people share it: everyone felt the season change this week and sends it to the person who refuses to put the flip-flops away. 9:16 vertical, 12 seconds. The cast is twelve chunky knitted socks in autumn colours, each with two dot eyes and short stick arms, and one faded blue rubber flip-flop with a sad face drawn on its strap. A narrow hallway in a small flat, early morning, grey window light with one warm wall lamp, phone-style 26mm lens, camera low on the floorboards, slow push-in. 0–2s: the drawer creaks open and the first sock peers over the edge. 2–5s: the socks drop one by one and form a line, the camera tracking them along the hall. 5–8s: the flip-flop on the rack sees them and its strap droops. 8–10s: the lead sock turns and speaks, the flip-flop answers. 10–12s: the flip-flop snaps a tiny suitcase shut and salutes, the socks raise their arms and cheer, and the frame holds on the open front door. Lines: lead sock, "Our time has come." Flip-flop, "See you in May." Location sound: drawer creak, soft thuds on floorboards, a radiator ticking. Music: mock-heroic brass march, about 110 BPM, brisk and cheerful, with a comic cymbal on the salute.

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🤫 The Daily Secret

Sell the staff pick, not the stock

A bookstore owner wrote to me on Tuesday night asking how she could use AI to grow her shop. Her question was whether AI could post her new arrivals faster, because she was photographing covers every morning and nobody was coming in for them. I looked at her feed before I answered. It was a catalogue: stacks of new paperbacks, a table of bestsellers, a sale sign. Nothing in it that an online giant could not show cheaper and ship by Thursday.

I told her the cover is not her product. Her product is that someone in the building has read the book and can tell you in one breath why you should too. Most shops hide that. They put the handwritten shelf-talker on the shelf where only a person already in the store can see it, and post the stock photo to the people who are not. I would flip it: post the opinion, keep the stock for the shelf. A recommendation with a reason is the one thing a warehouse cannot make.

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