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[nostalgic piano]

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A year ago, on a stage like this one, I showed what AI could do with a fifth grader's story.

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A real student wrote about the ups and downs of gaming — and in seconds, AI remixed it into a children's picture book.

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“Once in a small, cozy room, lived a young gamer, bright as the moon.”

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It illustrated it, too. Six images. And a year ago, this felt like magic.

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But look closer. Our hero doesn't quite… stay our hero.

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His hair changes. His age drifts. His whole art style keeps reinventing itself.

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Nothing moved. Nothing spoke. There was no music — and any text came out garbled.

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Every image was a separate request, assembled by hand, slide by slide.

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Still: a fifth grader's story became a picture book in an afternoon.

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That was a year ago. …And this is what AI can do now.

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[warm adventure music]

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Once there was a boy who loved his video games — the challenge, the fun, the whole bright world of them.

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KAI: They even give me MORE energy!

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And on the other side of that screen… a whole world was waiting.

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GRANDMA: You have to get off the device, now.

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KAI: But I'm right in the middle of the game!

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Problem number one: house rules. He argued — but he followed them. Maybe he'd work it out when he got older.

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But when he was allowed back in the game, problem number two was already waiting for him.

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Strangers. This one seemed friendly… he even brought a gift.

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The trust trade: his two gravediggers for five ghost pistols.

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Drop your items… build the wall… and trust a stranger.

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KAI: Hey! He took everything!

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The weapons — gone. And the stranger knew his username.

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Two problems at once… and suddenly, grandma's rules felt a lot like love.

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KAI: It is hard to enjoy a hobby with stress… I learned to be more careful.

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The good and the bad. That's the whole quest. And this time… the story was all his.

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[arcade fanfare]

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Every great game ends with a results screen — so instead of credits, here's ours.

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Story ideas and voice: maxed out.

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Dialogue and suspense: strong — that trust trade had us holding our breath.

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Vivid details: five ghost pistols, two gravediggers — chef's kiss.

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Next quest for our author: slow down inside the big moment… and let us see Grandma's kind face.

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Every one of these is a real Ohio fifth-grade writing standard.

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One year ago, this story got six wobbly pictures. Today, it got a film.

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Imagine what your students' stories get next year.