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Katsura Kurumi

Technical topics, drawn as manga.

KurumiLet me explain.
KurumiExplains
ShezW-wait, why?
ShezAsks

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Who are we?

Episode 0
Kurumi

Alright, another day of filming -- what's this setting?

Kurumi

Ah, Shez you're here. Today we're doing something different. I figure we need an episode for ourselves.

Shez

An advertisement episode?

Kurumi

Yeah, a GSL (graphic sales letter) in our case.

Shez

We don't usually talk about ourselves. What's up with this plan all of the sudden?

Kurumi

Not everyone has time for our content. We should just tell them what we do in under 2 minutes.

Shez

Uhh...

Kurumi

Quick, the ad-timer is counting down. Self-introduction now!

Kurumi

I'll start. I'm Kurumi

Shez

And Im Schisandra. Shez for short.

Kurumi

"Katsura Kurumi" is the Japanese translation for our names

Shez

And we took up this Japanese name because we decided on manga aesthetic

Shez

What topics do Katsura Kurumi cover?

Kurumi

We mainly go for technical topics like AI, software, finance, applied science

Shez

Why?

Kurumi

Because that is the interest and expertise of the author.

Kurumi

Technical people don't make enough digestible content, and artistic people don't make enough technical content. We are just trying to close the gap.

Kurumi

Shez might not look like it, but she's actually smart as hell

Shez

W-whats that supposed to mean?

Kurumi

It's not easy to predict questions normal people want to ask. By asking good and relevant questions, I'm able to give more targeted answers to the audience.

Shez

That's right! Asking good questions is a skill of its own. About time I get some credit for that!

Kurumi

We're trying to put **Adversarial Learning** into practice

Shez

B-but how do we fund ourselves? Do we get enough viewership to stay solvent?

Kurumi

Viewership don't matter. By going after niche and technical topics, we are already prepared that our content is less likely to be distributed by social platforms and SEO.

Shez

Doesn't that mean we will go bankrupt? Nooo... I gonna lose my job to AI...

Kurumi

...what are you talking about?

Kurumi

If you are worried about funding and the continuity of this series, we have ways to fund ourselves.

Shez

How?

Kurumi

Since we are already capable of covering technical and practical content, we do not depend on traffic volume to stay solvent.

Kurumi

As long as audience find value in our performance, we will keep distributing our comics at our own cost.

Shez

But why not stay at the job and keep trade secrets?

Kurumi

Our author thinks making things is fun.

Shez

Well, I care about ROI!

Kurumi

There's a way to align all of our interest. If you run a business and see value in our series, it is possible to sponsor an episode where we explain your solution and its practicality in modern markets or problems.

Shez

Ah, we kind of already are doing that for free for mainstream apps we respect!

Kurumi

And it could be one of our audience's product next time.

Kurumi

Also, since we are not dependent on viewership for earnings, it also means we don't have to resort to fan service, or have constant pressure to upload low signal post and waste everyone's time.

Shez

I doubt the image AI safety featured even allowed lewd versions of us to be generated.

Kurumi

R34. Don't give the internet any ideas.

Shez

So who is David Len?

Kurumi

Our author. That is what he was called while he worked in Fintech, financial analyst, and software engineering.

Shez

Is he good?

Kurumi

You can decide on your own

Shez

Ah, a fan mail!

Kurumi

Oh? Let's read. I'm also curious.

[You suck. Ligma balls]

Shez

Uhh... it's a hate mail.

Kurumi

Send it to the block pile. We don't have time for negativity

Shez

Oh, there's another one!

[You're cringe.]

Kurumi

I'm enjoying life. Blocked. Next.

[I hate AI slop.]

Kurumi

I also hate ai generated content that is thoughtless and not made for the benefit of the audience's attention

[You're wrong.]

Shez

It's negative, but...

Kurumi

Now that's interesting. Did his comment show what mistake we made?

Shez

Not yet...

Kurumi

Hmm, he should. Its worth mentioning that it's hard to update the content after it's published in comic format. We might have to write a follow-up thread to address inconsistency or inaccuracy.

Shez

Or removing the old one and redoing it all over...

Kurumi

That's the worst case. If only we get more help at proof reading.

[Your graphic is wrong!]

Shez

That's... A fair criticism.

Kurumi

AI comics don't always render properly. Much of the graphics are hallucinated by the models. We generally review the visual accuracy, but the scale and annotations are hard to control, so viewers should stay vigilant.

Shez

You should leave a comment on graphics that are rendered improperly to help the next reader!

Kurumi

That is much appreciated, we thank you in advance.

[I love you xoxo]

Shez

Wow! Something positive!

Kurumi

Thanks, we will keep working hard

Shez

That's it? We're not engaging further?

Kurumi

I would want to, and we would love to if we have attention and time left over. We don't believe we are too good to be ignoring audience feedback.

Shez

Most people are just shy...

Kurumi

I get it. We can start off by assuring we love people with initiative and we'll try to honor their engagement the best we can.

Shez

And there's...?

["Can you cover {topic}, {paper}, {product}?]

Shez

Look, there's actually a content request for us!

Kurumi

That's great news. Saves us the trouble of deciding ourselves.

Shez

Are we actually gonna do it?

Kurumi

Only if we are confident in reproducing the material responsibly, and is aligned with our content roadmap

Shez

Are there examples of preferred content requests?

Kurumi

We like impactful scientific papers, engineering blogs, product, or solutions that change lives

Shez

Don't forget to help us improve our distribution by like, share, follow, and use my promo code for RAID: SHADOW--

Kurumi

--CUUUUUT!

Shez

Ad break over?

Kurumi

We pretty much said all we wanna say.

Shez

Haven't we forgotten something?

Kurumi

Ah.

Kurumi

Thank you for supporting Katsura Kurumi!!

Art is AI-generated. Stories and research by David Len.