Getting AI to write a joke: easy. Getting a room of 400 strangers to laugh at an AI story: a @NeurIPSConf paper. 😂 research.pickford.ai/laughlo… See you in Sydney? Laugh with us Irl? ---- @ColeClifford @HarrisonSanborn

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Our head of creative @BernieSu joins an amazing panel of OG YouTube creators at @TheWrap, discussing how they're using AI in their creative processes. @Jessewelle @TarynSouthern @DeStorm - moderated by @shiralazar (@WhatsTrending ) aicreatorday.splashthat.com/

A TV show generated in real time that still feels like the same show. At @fal's GenMedia Conference, crowds spent all day dropping whimsical twists into a live episode of Whispers. Across characters and scenes, the story continued. MiniMax H3 Max + a custom LoRA by @fal

StoryKernel is now public! Experience it here: pickford.ai/create Video models struggle with long form content. StoryKernel lets you produce stories with actual narratives; these real-time narratives are interactive and can run for as long as you want. We’re opening an entirely new way for you to create. We've been using StoryKernel ourselves for a while. And the first thing we built on it, an interactive murder mystery called Whispers (forbes.com/sites/dbloom/2026…), is a Finalist for the 2026 Emmys, and has played to sold out audiences at cinemas across the country. You're opinionated on the visuals, we're not. StoryKernel can plug into whatever toolkit you already use – fal, MiniMax, Reactor, a gaming engine, and more. We track all of the story canon, making sure your story is consistent across hours and even episodes. You'll only need to be on our page for a minute, the rest is between you and your agent.

Join us for our first-ever @fal x Pickford screening on Monday. We’ll be screening Whispers using fal’s real-time video model, which unlocks a new level of visual freedom to our interactive whodunnit. Join us virtually from wherever you are to experience this groundbreaking blend of storytelling and cutting edge video generation. RSVP here: luma.com/unj8nweq

The Emmys on monday night were as star-studded as it gets - we literally bumped into Tom Holland (the star of the year's two biggest movies) in the crowded lobby while heading to our seats. As a small team from a small startup, it was humbling to be surrounded by so many talented, creative people. We also couldn't help noticing how many awards were won by tech companies this year, with AppleTV leading the count. Hollywood is changing, but people still want storytelling. That's why we're so excited about our partnership with @fal. We're collaborating to bring new levels of visual freedom to Whispers, while still keeping storytelling at the forefront. Stay tuned for more to come. #emmys

"When Whispers aired for the first time, we asked the audience 'are you listening?' In the wake of our Emmy recognition we ask you a different question: 'do you believe?'" Some thoughts from our co-founder and CEO @stephenpiron reflecting on losing the Emmy and what comes next for Pickford. Read the full piece here: lnkd.in/gsEMT-qC

A few weeks back, we were able to share the news that our project Whispers was a finalist for the 2026 Emmy for Outstanding Innovation in Emerging Media. Well, we lost the award to Meta’s fantastic project Crafting Crimes. We're not going to pretend that's not disappointing, but we're also not going to pretend it wasn't worth our time. In one year, a team of 10 people built a story that rewrites itself around the people watching it, and took it to the Emmys. Some thoughts and reflections on what comes next from our co-founder and CEO @stephenpiron: medium.com/@stephenpiron/we-…

We celebrate one milestone by announcing another. Pickford x fal. Tonight we’re at the 78th Emmy awards where our project Whispers is a finalist for Outstanding Innovation in Emerging Media Programming. It also marks the beginning of an exciting collaboration with the team at @fal. fal is working closely with us to post-train custom models on our own in-engine art for Whispers, our interactive murder mystery where the audience shapes the story live. We could never visualize a story this way before and we’re excited to show you what comes next.

StoryKernel is our solution to the biggest problem facing AI content: they lack coherent storylines. We’re in an era of instant entertainment, where videos can be generated in real time. But here at Pickford, we’re building narrative systems that can help keep those stories feeling like stories. StoryKernel is the engine that drives our Emmy-finalist interactive experience "Whispers" and it now plugs in to whatever 3D engine or video models you're already using. We can't wait to see what you create. Reach out to us for early access to StoryKernel.