Wow.
An AI and a professional editor were given the same 4-hour video project.
They made the exact same cuts 84% (!!) of the time.
This was the internal test behind SELECTS, a new long-form AI editing assistant just dropped by @cutback_video.
Most AI video tools focus on generating quick social shorts.
Selects is designed to tackle the most painful part of real editing:
The rough cut.
It handles all the heavy lifting:
→ Syncing 700GB of 4-camera footage
→ Switching angles automatically based on visual reactions and audio
→ Generating timeline graphics by having Claude study reference videos
→ Turning a raw folder of DJI footage into a structured storyline
Cutback reports this cuts initial prep time by about 60%.
The remaining 16% is where human taste, timing, and judgment still win.
Starting your day with a fully synced, structured timeline instead of a blank screen changes the entire post-production workflow 👀
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 🧵
Video
— https://nitter.net/thetomkim/status/2066506298343174411#m