Category: AI Generation

Prompt Engineering in Esperanto?

Prompt Engineering in Esperanto? Quite possibly yes! So, I gave DALL·E the same prompt in English, Esperanto, and Mandarin (written in Simplified Chinese).

The Esperanto and Mandarin versions got Santa’s face right.
The English version added a hat I never asked for.

Why? Because Esperanto and Mandarin don’t carry the same cultural defaults. It says what it means. English… suggests what you probably meant.

Sometimes the clearest way to talk to an AI is to ditch the language it was trained on.

I’ve started calling this the “Esperanto Effect”: “When using a less ambiguous, more neutral language produces a more accurate AI response.”

Makes you wonder… what else are we mistranslating into our own tools?
🤖 Curious to test more languages (Turkish? Latin?)
🎅 Bonus: I now have a Santa that looks like Morpheus — minus the unnecessary hat.

I think Esperanto wins… See below:

The Matrix With Google Veo3 (Out-takes Edition)

🎬 I spent 45 minutes last night trying to recreate one of my favorite scenes from The Matrix using generative video tools — the moment where Neo knocks over the Oracle’s vase.

What followed was one of the most unintentionally hilarious production experiences I’ve ever had.

Take a look at the post I did on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/walterreid_ai-filmmaking-thematrix-activity-7351273757522432003–p8w

👉 Take 1: Neo enters, stares… and immediately smashes the vase with no hesitation.
👉 Take 2: Neo walks in confidently, doesn’t even touch the table — vase explodes anyway.
👉 Take 3: Slight elbow movement? Catastrophic vase obliteration.
👉 Take 4: Finally added just enough nuance in the stage direction to get a realistic nudge.

It still isn’t perfect… but honestly? I’m kind of amazed what’s possible in under an hour. Watch the final cut below — complete with all four chaotic takes leading up to it.

AI filmmaking may be rough around the edges, but it’s undeniably cinematic. And weird. And kind of wonderful. And, while I’ll likely never cut it as filmmaker, let me say this again… 45 minutes

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