# One-minute videos, built by script

AI galaxy · Cédric Merlin, CTO · https://merlin-cedric.fr/en/ia/debunk/

Nine steps, from fact-checking to the final file, to deflate an alarmist AI or security headline in one minute.

## The problem

Deflating an alarmist headline about AI or security in one minute, without cheating on the facts.

## What I did

1. **Check the sources.** I check the facts against the original sources.
2. **A voice cloned locally.** A cloned voice, produced locally.
3. **Images and subtitles.** The images are generated, and the subtitles are drawn by a headless browser.
4. **Editing and music.** The editing, the film grain and the background music are all produced by script.

## The result

A complete pipeline in nine steps, from fact-check to final file.

Figure: 9 steps from fact-check to final file.

## Watch

Vertical format: the voice, the images, the subtitles and the editing all come out of the script.

Media: Episode on blackmail over a hacked Instagram account, 56 s (https://merlin-cedric.fr/debunk-instagram.mp4)

## Stack

Python, ffmpeg, Chrome headless, Voicebox, Gemini

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