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Analyzing his most popular videos reveals that his audience’s primary interest lies in writing fiction—particularly long-form novels—rather than world-building or simulation. Recognizing this, Shapiro decides to channel his efforts into automating the story writing process, aiming for the "gold standard" of long-form fiction.
He underscores that writing long stories demands years of cognitive effort, a challenging task for humans even with extensive experience. To tackle this, he emphasizes task decomposition—breaking down story creation into manageable components—which has been explored in existing research, notably in papers on the use of large language models (LLMs) for structured task breakdowns.