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Tom Kim says his team rebuilt Premiere Pro from scratch specifically for AI…

Brief

Tom Kim announces a ground-up rebuild of Premiere Pro tailored for AI agents, claiming it interprets footage and produces edits meeting professional standards. He shared a video of reactions after giving the tool to editors who worked on Key & Peele, Beast Games, and George Janko, positioning the product as more than a toy clip-generator.

Why it matters

Tom Kim says his team rebuilt Premiere Pro from scratch specifically for AI agents, not just a clip generator but 'a real editor' that 'watches footage, understands what happened, and makes cuts professional editors actually respect.'

Key details

  • He tested the system with professional editors behind Key & Peele, Beast Games, and George Janko and posted a video of their reactions on June 15, 2026.
Source evidence

DaVinci Resolve CEO after firing the entire team:

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Tom Kim (@thetomkim)

We rebuilt Premiere Pro from scratch for AI agents.

Not a toy that generates clips. A real editor that watches footage, understands what happened, and makes cuts professional editors actually respect.

So we gave it to editors behind Key & Peele, Beast Games, and George Janko.

Their reactions are in the video.

Examples below 🧵

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— https://nitter.net/thetomkim/status/2066506298343174411#m