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Tony Tong
June 22, 2025
6 min read

Stop Betting on Garbage: From Algorithmic Noise to Human Connection

I watched ten million impressions vanish into thin air. Here's the story of why I stopped treating marketing like a math problem and started building an engine for empathy.

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Why AI Videos Look FlawLESS—But Feel Lifeless
Tony Tong
June 8, 2025
10 min

Why AI Videos Look FlawLESS—But Feel Lifeless

Why do AI-generated videos look technically perfect yet feel emotionally hollow? We've uncovered a fundamental law that explains this paradox—and it reveals something profound about the relationship between human creativity and artificial intelligence.

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