FACT-CHECK RECORD
Higgsfield, Fact-Checked: How Was That One-Kernel Popcorn "Experiment" Actually Made?
The engine is Seedance 2.5, the showcase is a 1-in-64 survivor sample, and the terms allow training. We passed.
FIELD NOTES / ALL
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Read the context, the cost, the output and what failed.
FACT-CHECK RECORD
Inside Grok's "Five-Person AI Team": How the Ad's Content Factory Is Actually Built
The ad says five-person team; the guide lists six roles, human-written briefs, and a paid publisher. We passed.
FACT-CHECK RECORD
Agent Reach Fact-Check: The 100K-Star "AI Web Scout" — What Lies Beneath the Hype?
The 100K stars are real. The price is your browser cookies — and why we did not install it.
FACT-CHECK RECORD
Pancake Fact-Check: The AI Sales Agent for Claude — What Is It Actually Selling?
The ad said $99 flat. The site lists five tiers: the pricing gap, the DM outreach reality, and why we passed.
TREND WATCH
The Sora Shutdown Playbook: How a Creator Workflow Survives Its Platform
From App Store champion to full shutdown in under a year: the official timeline, the cost estimates, and three ways creators protect themselves.
ASSET LEDGER
The Night Huntress Asset Audit: A 98-File Canon Library and the "Highest Version Wins" Rule
A 98-file canon library, a highest-version rule, and byte-for-byte archive verification.
FACT-CHECK RECORD
When a Shot Gets Blocked: The Doll Island V2 Workarounds, Documented
Our own fact-check gate stopped two shots. Here is what replaced them.
FAILURE & REPAIR
The Sneakiest AI Video Failure: Our Own Fade-Out Setting Strangled the Narration (QA Checklist Included)
The full mix passed QA. The narration did not. Here is the repair record.
COST LEDGER
What Does an AI Short Film Actually Cost? Night Huntress Season One, Full Ledger
Cash, credits, rework and verification time, recorded separately.
HANDS-ON TEST
ElevenLabs Chinese Narration, Tested: Voice and Verification on a 591-Character Long Script
Voice selection and delivery checks for a 591-character Chinese narration.
All 12 published records are shown.
MONTHLY FIELD NOTES
One letter a month. What the work taught me.
Hands-on conclusions, costs and failure notes.
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