Most AI video tools I've seen are built around one thing: generating new footage. But the problem most creators and editors I talk to have isn't a lack of footage. It's figuring out what to do with the footage they already have.

Curious what the community thinks: If you had an AI editing assistant, what's the one part of editing you'd want it to handle for you?

I notice most people I talk to describe their edits verbally, like "I want to cut where I said um" or "remove that whole pause after the intro." But then they have to go and find it manually on the timeline.

Wondering if the timeline is even the right interface for that kind of editing.

When you re-record a demo, it's rarely because the capture is broken. It's usually something small, maybe a line you didn't like, a weird pause, or the webcam overlay blocking part of your demo.

And at that point, you're either re-recording the whole thing or dragging the file into a separate editor just to fix one moment.

Not talking about quality, but more about momentum.

After a clip is generated, what happens next? Where does the editing actually happen?

If you need to extend a shot or tweak timing, do you end up rebuilding, exporting, or switching tools?

Curious where things tend to slow down.