Production team has editors narrate their cuts to train future AI editing agents

alexgoughcooper · x · 2026-09-16

A content team bets agentic video editing is near, so editors now record themselves explaining the reasoning behind every cut—pacing, b-roll choices, narrative logic. These transcripts become structured context to feed editing agents as they improve.

The author likens it to adding analytics pixels from day one: build proprietary data infrastructure now so your expertise compounds when AI catches up. Core play: have experts think aloud while working, own the transcripts, and pre-build the taxonomy agents will need.

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