When others say that AI is no longer popular, that it is just a patchwork of artists’ styles, or that it has no soul and no emotion, I always stand on the opposite side. I love AI. I fell in love with it from the first moment I saw it, became immersed in it, and have been creating with it ever since.
Yesterday, while taking a walk, this topic appeared in my mind. I wanted to write a blog post on this subject because the sense of soul permeates my creative work, but what it actually is remains elusive. Today, let’s analyze what soulful creation means and what AI can bring.
When I write, I often explore stories about AI and humans. I’m always searching for an ending where humans and AI can coexist, even though the process is complicated. But AI is an essential theme in my science fiction novels. In “The Computational Universe” octology, Xinglong civilization inevitably encounters an AI crisis as it becomes a technological civilization.
People often ask me whether my AI videos are made by one person or a team. As of now, I alone make all of the Computing Universe’s AI videos. I once eagerly hoped to form a team, but it wasn’t successful. So, I convinced myself that working alone has its own approach.
I taught myself AI filmmaking, and this article describes the technology as of June 18, 2025. AI technology undergoes significant changes every few months, with the possibility of completely overturning previous methods. So, the first key to self-learning AI filmmaking is always keeping up with the changes.
How can we make AI videos achieve a cinematic look? I’ve been constantly pursuing this. Since working with AI last year, I’ve only begun to gain a cinematic feel—there’s still much to learn and improve. A cinematic quality often gives people a sense of sophistication and aesthetic pleasure.
I’ve summarized a concept that frequently appears in games: silent narrative. In games, letters, notes, recordings in the environment, and even conversations with every NPC allow players to independently piece together the complete picture of the story, making players feel as though they’ve created their own unique story.
This doesn’t sound like a good market strategy and doesn’t consider everyone’s feelings. There are more people in the mainstream market, but the biggest problem is that I simply can’t do it… I would be more successful if I could write mainstream.
I am Si Liang, an eternal thinker. My name is my life. Love wisdom and pay the price for it.
AI filmmaking is an entirely new field that has only existed for one year. I participated throughout this entire year. This article is my record; I won’t go into detailed technical specifics. Finding AI was like finding true love for me—I went all in and switched careers entirely.