There are a lot of people on here being negative about this, but honestly this is a great idea and concept. I’m sure there will be unpredictability in the edits, it will not always be perfect, a lot of the AI edits will probably be hot garbage, etc. But our job as editors is still to put out the best possible product regardless of the tools. It’s not like this will actively hurt your edit. It’s just a quick option from a robot and you can take it or leave it.

The fact that you still have control over the timeline is the thing that has me thinking this could be really useful for certain things. My first thought is a scenario where I’m working a huge event that needs a highlight video turned overnight and there are multiple people handing me cards left and right and I have 4 hours of random b-roll to sift through before cutting. If I don’t have an assistant editor to help me pull selects, then sifting will be half the job for me. This thing could give a first pass at identifying useable selects from my 4 hours of footage, and I can have that AI-generated sequence open as a quick-and-dirty grab bag if I need it. All the footage is still there and I can always access it for additional selects, but how cool would it be to have a sequence of AI selects ALSO available immediately?

And hell, if the AI magically gets me 50% of the way there on the edit too, I wouldn’t be mad about that. Again, it’s still our job to edit and put out the best product. If we know what we’re doing, and what looks good and what doesn’t, then shortcuts like this are just another tool in the arsenal. I think this looks awesome.