James Deverell

British Director, Writer, Photographer and Actor loving life as an Expat in the USA

[James Deverell @daredeverell]

@TheCinesthetic Jackie Chan in Rumble in the Bronx!

[Timothy Wang @timwangyc]

Introducing Ponder: the agentic video editor.

It’s a new paradigm for filmmaking, where powerful creative agents and humans collaborate to tell world-class stories.

We're also announcing our $2.5M pre-seed, led by Liu Jiang from Sunflower (@seedtosunflower), with @Joshuabrowder and @MattHartman.

Joined by @levie (Box), @emerywells (Frame), @JaredLeto, @CommaCapital, the @nyuniversity venture fund, @cory, @darian314, @shiffman, and many more incredible founders, investors, and creators.

[Tales Of High Strangeness @TOHStrangeness]

The Real Meaning of the Wendigo.

[Tales Of High Strangeness @TOHStrangeness]

People driving Bray Road in Wisconsin have reported the same thing for decades…

A wolf-like creature walking on two legs.

Some say it chased their cars.

Others say it just watched them pass.

So what were people really seeing?

[James Deverell @daredeverell]

@TheCinesthetic

[James Deverell @daredeverell]

@pvtjokerus She needs to get that on some ICE

[James Deverell @daredeverell]

@9mmsmg I would also add, from a narrative structure standpoint, there is rarely any element of conflict in sex scenes, so they don’t serve any purpose in driving the narrative forward.

[The Torn Creative @TheTornCreative]

We keep asking if AI can replace artists.
But what if the real question is how it can expand them?

https://t.co/CkFq3JWypy

[The Torn Creative @TheTornCreative]

Every company wants one thing: your attention.

AI-generated videos, endless feeds, synthetic faces…
Are we creating art - or optimizing addiction?

New video essay out now:
“The Age of Infinite AI Video Content - Is This the World We Want to Live In?”

https://t.co/1LB7NhIm45

[James Deverell @daredeverell]

AI gooners are so desperate for creative jobs to be replaced by computers... who hurt you bro?

[James Deverell @daredeverell]

@dvorahfr Everything except talent and soul

[Daniel Jeffries @Dan_Jeffries1]

How many more model releases do we need for folks to realize we are not getting to magical superintelligence with what we got?

How many times do you have to see a model benchmaxxing to realize Humanity's Last Exam is a freaking idiotic name and that answering questions on it doesn't tell us shit about the true intelligence of the model?

How many models do we have to see demonstrating superficial intelligence but utterly failing at long running, contextual understanding for people to wake up and realize that AI is just another tool?

A good tool, a useful tool, a wonderful tool but not magic and not the end of all jobs and not the end of humanity or any other absurd fantasy of fools and dreamers.

Fool me once, shame on you.

Fool me twice, shame on me.

[James Deverell @daredeverell]

@SalHamrbtan @OpenAI So sick of those posts!

[James Deverell @daredeverell]

@AshySlasheeDB

[James Deverell @daredeverell]

@ZubyMusic I see a lot of posts celebrating the eradication of jobs - mainly in the arts - due to AI and I’m convinced people hate seeing people work in fields they love.

[James Deverell @daredeverell]

@HikeGhost @ThrillaRilla369 And then adults all started to get ADHD diagnosis’s!

[James Deverell @daredeverell]

@AskPerplexity So she’s won… again… can she stop playing the victim now?

[James Deverell @daredeverell]

While I am excited about the possibilities of AI filmmaking, I am troubled by the joy over artists losing their jobs. Tools can mimic talent, but genuine storytelling still needs authentic human connection.

https://t.co/1xtY1jesNj

[James Deverell @daredeverell]

@Sargon_of_Akkad I think UK politicians are hijacking the show for their agenda and, whether or not it was the filmmakers intent, they are taking advantage of the series coming to the forefront of the media.

[James Deverell @daredeverell]

@Sargon_of_Akkad I think it’s a great piece of art that stands out in comparison to the tripe Hollywood is outputting today. No filmmakers today are striving to do anything original anymore and this will likely get worse with the advances of AI filmmaking.