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Can Humans Beat AI in 2025?

2025-09-02 · Short · Ali · recording, 1:10 · watch on YouTube

Topic: YouTube, writing online and creators · mode: Reflection and life update · tags: AI

In a Short, Ali says AI video will flood the internet with content; his answer is to make the "me version" of each video rather than the AI version, and he tells friends that in today's golden window, before video models get good, creators should make personal content and build a personal brand.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — What will happen to creators when anyone can make a video with AI

  • ★★ Ali says that when anyone can create a video easily with AI, the amount of content available on the internet will grow ten-thousand-fold. (overstated) — 00:00:00

  • ★★★ Believing there will always be a need for human connection, Ali asks himself before making a video what the "me version" of it is, rather than the AI version. — 00:00:00

    “what's the me version of this rather than the ai version of this”

  • ★★ Ali finds ChatGPT annoyingly good at writing a video script for a title; he doesn't think he will be better than the AI, but he can be more human, so he ties his videos to personal stories. — 00:00:29 · ChatGPT

  • ★★ Ali tells his friends they are in a golden window: AI video models have not got that good yet, and most people do not have access to Veo 3 or have not used it to start TikTok, Instagram or YouTube accounts. — 00:00:29 · TikTok, Instagram, YouTube
  • ★★★ While humans still have an edge over AI, Ali advises creators to make more personal content and build a personal connection and a personal brand. — 00:00:58 · personal brand
  • ★ The future of creators in a world of AI genuinely keeps Ali up at night, and he says he does not know what is going on. (unsure) — 00:00:58

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Central: personal brand

Also: ChatGPT · Instagram · TikTok · Veo 3 · YouTube

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