Personal Use · Continuous Iteration
EM-VideoRecorder
A workbench that brings scripts, section-by-section recording, and take selection together.
Explore the projectBuilding
I’m bringing ideas to life and finding my way as I build.
I’m building with AI, turning practical problems into tools. Here I share my current projects and the product ideas I’m exploring.
Current projects
I’m working on two personal video workbenches to make recording and post-production easier. Both are still evolving and aren’t publicly available.
Personal Use · Continuous Iteration
Video-Maker
A workbench for rough cuts, subtitles, and visual layouts, with drafts for further editing in Jianying (剪映).
Explore the projectProduct lab
Product ideas taking shape, being tested, and in development. I’m exploring how they could solve problems better, and I’d love to hear about your experiences and perspectives.
Taking shape
New ways to experience Chinese culture
Bringing Chinese cultural knowledge and artistic traditions into playful, useful products, so people can discover the culture through everyday use and enjoyment.
Experimenting
Exploring new possibilities for marketing through products
Exploring how AI and creativity can help brands connect with people through engaging product experiences, opening up new possibilities for marketing and customer acquisition.
In development
Finding product needs in social conversations
Starting with the needs of taking products into international markets, observing trends, frustrations, and real feedback on social media to inform product decisions, content, and marketing.
Does an idea catch your interest? Share your thoughts or tell me about a problem you’re facing.
Questions, ideas, and suggestions welcome
Building notes and product reflections
Browse all writingNotes on experiments, decisions, and ideas taking shape as I build.
Teaching Agents That Where You Sit Shapes How You Think
From the lab to pilot plants and commercialization, the same project needs different criteria at each stage. Could agents learn to recognize those shifts in decision-making too?
I Am the Bottleneck Holding My AI Agents Back
Running several agents at once, I discovered that my reading, judgment, and energy were what could not keep up. So I decided to give myself a break.
AI Gives Standard Answers. Humans Find Nonstandard Solutions.
A development plan for a recording tool led me to think about business experience, workflow adjustments, and engineering details that may not need such elaborate solutions.
Tell me what’s getting in your way
Is there something in work or everyday life that keeps getting in your way? Tell me what happens and what you’ve tried. Those experiences can help me decide what’s worth building next.
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