The Visual Lounge

From "Watch Bait" to Workflow: Leveraging AI Video for Success


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What happens when everyone can create AI videos with just a text prompt?

We’re entering the “watch bait era” where AI-generated short clips may start dominating social media feeds, making it harder to distinguish between AI content, misinformation, and reality.

The technology is improving but still has real limitations. While AI avatars and lip-sync are getting better, we’re still dealing with 8-second clip restrictions, consistency issues (your character might lose their glasses between scenes), and the ongoing challenge of writing effective prompts.

Joining us is Myra Roldan, Founder and Chief AI Officer at UnDesto AI, who’s been working in the AI space for 12 years. She shares practical insights on what AI video can actually do today, why you need authorization before using these tools with company data, and why storyboarding remains essential.

Learning points from the episode include:

  • 00:00 - 02:45 Introduction to Myra Roldan
  • 02:45 - 03:41 12 years in AI: pushing limits and finding considerations
  • 03:41 - 05:18 Current state: better avatars, but still limited
  • 05:18 - 06:58 Understanding the "watch bait era"
  • 06:58 - 08:52 Corporate AI use: authorization and strategy first
  • 08:52 - 10:11 Cheap, fast or good, pick two
  • 10:11 - 12:38 Consistency challenges with AI characters
  • 12:38 - 16:00 Writing effective short prompts and accepting waste
  • 16:00 - 17:05 Generation costs and platform caps
  • 17:05 - 18:08 The "drunk intern" analogy
  • 18:08 - 20:14 Moving from experimentation to everyday use
  • 20:14 - 23:45 Why video editing skills still matter
  • 23:45 - 29:12 Speed round questions
  • 29:12 - 29:19 Myra's final take
  • 29:19 - 31:04 Outro

Important links and mentions:

  • Connect with Myra on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/myraroldan/
  • Find out more about UnDesto AI: https://intelligence.undesto.ai/
  • Watch Hey It’s Myra on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@learnwithmyra
  • Camtasia: https://www.techsmith.com/camtasia/  

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