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I created this video as a real-world experiment testing whether AI could actually help me make money online. I developed the concept, tested multiple strategies, documented the results, and turned the experience into a complete YouTube video with the script, title, thumbnail concept, description, chapters, tags, and upload package. The final result was honest: after testing the ideas, I made $0, and that became part of the story.
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Honestly, I went in doubting it, and came out convinced, for early concepting at least. 🤔 I recorded the whole process, doodle to final.
Calling all desginers to run it on your own idea and drop the result below. Here's the prompt I edited, templated so you can run it on your own campaign:
"Create an original artwork inspired by the attached sketch. [describe your product: material, finish, colors, depth]. Main focus on [your hero element]. Do not preserve exact strokes or shapes. Boldly reimagine its forms, proportions, colors, materials, and details. Never trace or retain the original lines, integrate their ideas naturally through texture, lighting, and color. For simple sketches, invent a richer interpretation. Ask me about preferred artistic style with a few options."
Where does it hold up, where does it break? 👀
omg ... you just gave me the BEST idea to play around with on my ipad mini with my apple pencil hehe, this is 🔥
Can a 30 second doodle really become something you'd ship? 🤨 Apparently with ChatGPT the answer is yes...
I went in skeptical: rough sketch, no love, ran it through the new Images 2.5 model and this came back. Lighting and depth nailed almost instantly, some details still needed a couple markup edits before it felt really good! ✏️
It makes me think, where's the line between a helpful shortcut and cutting corners?
Perfectly realistic
I’ve been razzmatazzing and flibbertigibbeting with Claude Code and somehow ended up with a new yels.dev.
It finally feels like me: simple on the surface, slightly complicated underneath, and very much alive.
You can see who I am, what I do, the work behind Herodot, RaptorLabs, CyberLink Security and Solmint, plus a selection of projects I’ve built across AI, cybersecurity, Web3, product systems, education, archives, and experimental digital spaces.
Built to be explored
The simple-on-the-surface, layered-underneath idea comes through so clearly in the presentation. I especially like how the project archive turns the site into something to explore rather than just a résumé of links.