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Write a children’s book using AI
One of the early use cases I thought I could monetize with AI was customized children’s books.
I envision a platform where individual users can enter 5–10 data points and be delivered a customized children’s book teaching a targeted and customized lesson to a child in need.
Developed a workstream and built one custom book before realizing that while the barrier to production has been effectively removed by AI, the barrier for market share remains. Learned how to sell books on Amazon, but sold a grand total of zero.
Dealt with the challenges of maintaining character consistency, and lucked my way into The Moonlight Keeper — something I genuinely enjoy.
Download the PDF and tell me what you think! I’ve been told that children find the design tone a bit overwhelming, an indicator that perhaps I lack other core skills necessary to be a children’s writer.
Let the end product represent itself!
Write a book using AI
I admit — I added in the ‘using AI’. My original vision was to write a book myself. But my lazy mind quickly spotted the potential of using AI to rapidly help me churn out a book. I wasn’t displeased with the final results myself, but this didn’t quite take the presses by storm.
Submit an essay for the Berggruen Prize essay competition
This was the first time in a while that I wrote with a consistent objective in mind for weeks on end. It was stressful, but I managed to finally produce something. Submitted in September 2025, I believe my essay to contain a strong vision for designing a symbiotic future with an alien race.
Titled ‘On designing first contact’ — “That this non-human intelligence is actually being created by human intelligence offers a unique opportunity for us to design our First Contact - a luxury rarely made available to civilizations.”
The essay, with a note on how it took shape across drafts