In this episode, we dive deep into the world of AI-assisted creative writing with James Yu, founder of Sudowrite. James shares the journey of building an AI assistant for novelists, helping writers develop ideas, manage complex storylines, and avoid clichés. James gets into the backlash the company faced when they first released Story Engine and how they're working to build a community of users. 00:00 - Introduction and Background of Sudowrite02:26 - The Early Days: Concept, Skepticism, and User Adoption05:20 - Sudowrite's Interface, Features, and User Base10:23 - Developing and Iterating Features in Sudowrite17:29 - The Evolution of Story Bible and Writing Assistance24:27 - Challenges in Maintaining Coherence and AI-Assisted Writing29:12 - Evaluating AI Features and the Role of Prompt Engineering33:35 - Handling Tropes, Clichés, and Fine-Tuning for Author Voice40:43 - The Controversy and Future of AI in Creative Work51:37 - Predictions for AI in the Next Five Years --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Humanloop is an Integrated Development Environment for Large Language Models. It enables product teams to develop LLM-based applications that are reliable and scalable. To find out more go to humanloop.com