AI Storytelling Lab · v2025

Jayed

AI Content Producer·Technical Storyteller·Emerging Technology Strategist

Making complex technology understandable through AI-powered storytelling.

12+
AI workflows
5
signature series
iterations
Jayed — AI content producer
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ChatGPT
Claude
Sora
Midjourney
ElevenLabs
Runway
Descript
DaVinci
Notion AI
Pika
HeyGen
Suno
Perplexity
Cursor
Figma AI
ChatGPT
Claude
Sora
Midjourney
ElevenLabs
Runway
Descript
DaVinci
Notion AI
Pika
HeyGen
Suno
Perplexity
Cursor
Figma AI
/ 01 — selected work

Stories built
with intelligence.

Six productions that explore what AI changes about how we research, write, visualize, voice, and share knowledge.

HiddenBackStory

An AI-augmented documentary series uncovering the untold stories behind world-changing innovations.

Goal
Spotlight the overlooked humans, decisions, and accidents behind technology we take for granted.
Audience
Curious learners, history buffs, technologists.
AI Workflow
Archival research → AI ideation → scripted narrative → AI voice → cinematic edit.
Outcome
A repeatable production pipeline that turns dense research into emotionally resonant short films.
ChatGPTElevenLabsRunwayDaVinci

OSI Model Educational Series

Seven-part visual journey through the OSI networking stack — built for the TikTok generation.

Goal
Make a notoriously dry CS topic feel intuitive in under 60 seconds per layer.
Audience
CS students, IT bootcampers, career switchers.
AI Workflow
Concept mapping → AI metaphor generation → visual scripting → animated overlays.
Outcome
Layered explainers that turned an academic topic into shareable, classroom-adopted content.
ClaudeMidjourneyDescriptFigmaElevenLabs

Black Innovators in Technology

Editorial portrait series honoring Black engineers, scientists, and founders shaping the future.

Goal
Center representation in technology narratives often left out of mainstream coverage.
Audience
Students, hiring leaders, the broader tech community.
AI Workflow
Story research → AI-assisted scripting → portrait direction → voice + score.
Outcome
A gallery of stories used in schools, employee resource groups, and conference keynotes.
PerplexitySoraElevenLabsSuno

AI + Healthcare Communication

Speculative explainers visualizing how AI could change patient–provider communication.

Goal
Translate research papers into approachable scenarios for non-technical health audiences.
Audience
Clinicians, patients, hospital innovation teams.
AI Workflow
Paper analysis → scenario design → AI animation → voice walkthrough.
Outcome
A communication framework adopted in workshops with care teams.
ClaudeHeyGenPikaNotion AIElevenLabs

Future New Orleans 2100: Living with the Water

A speculative documentary imagining New Orleans in 2100 — a city that learned to live with the water instead of against it.

Goal
Reframe climate adaptation as cultural continuity, not retreat.
Audience
Climate communicators, urbanists, NOLA natives, futures-curious viewers.
AI Workflow
Field research → speculative scripting → AI-assisted visuals → narrated cinematic edit.
Outcome
A long-form short that turns sea-level rise into a story of resilience, ritual, and reinvention.
ChatGPTMidjourneyRunwayElevenLabsDaVinci

Future of Space Exploration

Cinematic shorts imagining the next 50 years of human and robotic exploration.

Goal
Spark wonder while grounding speculation in real mission science.
Audience
Space enthusiasts, educators, sci-curious viewers.
AI Workflow
Research → narrative arc → AI image + motion → score + voice.
Outcome
Featured shorts that traveled from social to space-org event reels.
MidjourneyRunwaySunoElevenLabs
/ 02 — production system

The AI
workflow.

A repeatable system for turning curiosity into cinematic content. Each stage uses AI as a collaborator — accelerating research, sharpening writing, and unlocking production capabilities once reserved for full studios.

  1. 01
    Research
    Paper dives, archives, interviews.
  2. 02
    AI Ideation
    Angle generation & framing.
  3. 03
    Prompt Engineering
    Voice, tone, structure.
  4. 04
    Script Development
    Narrative arc & beats.
  5. 05
    Voice Generation
    AI voice + direction.
  6. 06
    Video Editing
    Visuals, motion, sound design.
  7. 07
    Publishing
    Multi-platform release.
  8. 08
    Iteration
    Signal-driven refinement.
non-linear · always iterating · human-in-the-loop
/ 03 — creative philosophy

Why I
create.

I'm building a body of work that treats AI as a creative collaborator — and storytelling as the most underrated form of technical literacy.

"If you can't explain it with feeling, you don't understand it yet."
  • 01

    Democratize technology understanding

    Knowledge shouldn't gatekeep. If a 12-year-old can understand it, more people will build with it.

  • 02

    Human-centered AI storytelling

    AI is the camera, not the subject. Every frame should serve a human truth.

  • 03

    Simplify complex systems

    Clarity is craft. The hardest engineering is often making something feel obvious.

  • 04

    Educational innovation

    We learn by feeling something. The best educational content moves before it informs.

  • 05

    Representation in tech narratives

    Whose stories get told shapes who imagines themselves building the future.

/ 04 — capabilities

The
stack.

Skills that span the entire pipeline — from idea to insight to iteration.

01AI Prompt Engineering
Expert
02Technical Storytelling
Expert
03AI-Assisted Content Production
Expert
04Educational Content Design
Advanced
05Social Media Content Strategy
Advanced
06Workflow Design
Expert
07Startup Operations
Advanced
08Agile Project Leadership
Advanced
09Cross-Functional Collaboration
Expert
/ 05 — about

A startup-minded
storyteller.

I'm Jayed — an operator who came up through technical program management, learned to ship under uncertainty, and now spends most days at the intersection of AI, storytelling, and education.

My work explores how emerging technology gets understood, adopted, and reshaped by the people it's built for. I prototype fast, iterate publicly, and treat content as product.

Whether it's a 60-second OSI explainer or a cinematic documentary short, the goal is the same — make complex systems feel human, accessible, and worth caring about.

Based in
Remote · USA
Currently
Building HiddenBackStory
Working with
Startups · educators · founders
Open to
Collabs · advisory · speaking
Background
TPM · operations · creative
Obsessed with
AI-native storytelling