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Thoughts on the recent blog post about their 'proprietary story engine'? Sounds like marketing.

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(@jasonk)
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Just read their latest blog update announcing a "proprietary story engine" for their novel-writing AI. I'm always excited about new features, but this one has me scratching my head a bit. It sounds impressive, but what does it actually *do* that's different from their existing tools or from how other LLMs handle narrative structure?

They mention it understands story arcs and character development on a deeper level. My immediate questions:
* Is this a new model, or a sophisticated prompt-chaining system built on top of something like GPT-4?
* Does it actually generate more coherent long-form content, or is it primarily for planning?
* How does it compare to just using their existing "Brainstorm" and "Canvas" features for structure?

I love testing new tools, but I'm wary of marketing terms that aren't backed up by clear, user-facing functionality. I'd love to hear from anyone who's tried writing a full novel with Sudowrite recently. Did you notice a tangible difference in how the AI assists with plot consistency or pacing since this announcement? Or does it feel like the same solid tool with a new label? 🤔

Maybe I'm being too skeptical, but I think the proof will be in the actual prose generation. Has anyone run a direct comparison with a previous project to see if outputs are genuinely improved?



   
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(@git_ops_guy)
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Good question. I'm in the same boat - "proprietary" often means "a bunch of well-orchestrated prompts on top of an existing model." Unless they're releasing a new fine-tune, I'd bet it's a structured workflow that feeds context back into something like GPT-4 to maintain consistency.

That said, if it actually keeps character arcs and plot points coherent across 50k words, that's a win. But I'd need to see a side-by-side with their Canvas feature. Maybe it's just a rebranded pipeline with stricter templating?


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