According to @emollick, AI book surge cut per-book earnings in 7 of 8 genres, with Fantasy horror up 35%, as catalogs grew 38x but revenue only 9x.

According to pictoryai on X, Pictory 2.0 introduces an end‑to‑end AI video creation workflow that unifies scripting, editing, rendering, and publishing in a single tool, reducing context switching for creators and teams. As reported by Pictory’s signup page, the integrated pipeline aims to speed content velocity and maintain brand consistency by keeping assets and templates in one environment, creating opportunities for marketers and agencies to scale short‑form and explainer video production with fewer tools. According to the original post by pictoryai, the platform promotes faster turnaround from script to screen, suggesting workflow efficiencies for social media managers and SMBs seeking streamlined AI video production.