New Rule: NO MORE FAKE ALIENS

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Chris Ramsay (1:31)

This alien is not AI. And in fact, moving forward, I will no longer be using AI generative imaging on this channel. Goodbye, slop. Hello, props.

So while I tell you what's changing in the videos, which analog tools we'll be using to help tell these stories, and most importantly, why, which isn't what you think. I'll be taking you through my studio and showing you things only podcast guests have ever seen. And stay tuned to the end of the video where I will share my most prized and valuable piece of UFO ephemera.

So before I talk to you about why, let me tell you about what's changing on the channel. And it's very simple. No more generative AI imaging, meaning we're not going to be using any photos or videos made by AI. That being said, I don't necessarily have a problem with AI. I use it for research. The software that I'm using to edit this video probably uses AI as well. So to be clear, no more AI generated imaging. And to tell you why, I'm going to take you back to where it all started. The old stomping grounds. Follow me.

So to be completely transparent, this is not a moral stance, it's not a political stance, and it's also not an environmental stance. This has everything to do with my own creativity. I've noticed that since I've began using AI imagery, I've shot a lot less. I've done a lot less videos like I used to do. Back when we started this channel, we had these full blown investigations that were kind of this mix of this sleuthing story happening, mixed with all sorts of fun archival B-roll that we would get, and we would have a lot of fun being creative. And I found since using AI imagery, it's kind of stifled or held back a lot of the creativity, and I'm not growing as fast as I'd like to as a cinematographer, as an editor, as a producer, as a writer, and it's just been really easy to use for me. And so it's been kind of a crutch, and I just want to get away from that. Number two would be world building. As you can see, every set that we have takes place in sort of this weird mid-century 50s, 60s, 70s era. And everything back then was analog. You would use typewriters or these old tape recorders or microphones or what have you. And I feel like using AI kind of takes you out of that. So it removes you from this little fictional bubble that I'm trying to create and immerse you in when I make these videos. So really the world building aspect of it, I think will benefit from stepping away from generative imaging. Number three is the challenge. This, you know, I...