Archive - Dan’s Media & AI Sandwich

Editing videos with natural language

Experiments with Gemini Omni, Runway Aleph 2.0 & Seedance 2.0

Jun 11 • Dan Taylor-Watt

Can AI identify my writing style?

AI can't reliably detect AI writing, but it can apparently detect mine

Jun 3 • Dan Taylor-Watt

May 2026

3 non-sloppy AI videos

And why they work

May 26 • Dan Taylor-Watt

'AI-free' as a selling point in film and TV

And why showcasing human craft might ultimately be a better approach

May 12 • Dan Taylor-Watt

Why human-in-the-loop isn't always the right framing

May 7 • Dan Taylor-Watt

April 2026

Testing ChatGPT's new 'thinking' image model

By generating a 9-page personalised newspaper

Apr 29 • Dan Taylor-Watt

Why I disagree with Dario Amodei's AI jobs prediction

Underestimating validation, accountability and diffusion

Apr 29 • Dan Taylor-Watt

Strong and wrong

The valuable habit of disagreeing with AI

Apr 22 • Dan Taylor-Watt

Don't mention the AI?

Media's AI disclosure dilemma

Apr 17 • Dan Taylor-Watt

Reflections on vibe coding an AI-powered app

How a one-shot prompt turned into a 70 message marathon

Apr 7 • Dan Taylor-Watt

March 2026

'Should I post this on LinkedIn?' The AI tool

An AI-powered attempt to combat lazy AI use

Mar 31 • Dan Taylor-Watt

Why Seedance 2.0 doesn’t mean Hollywood is ‘cooked’

It's getting easier to create credible clips, but creating a coherent and compelling narrative film is still hard

Mar 17 • Dan Taylor-Watt