Finding Video Ideas and Validating Them with AI

Most channels stall on the same problem: not the editing, but the idea. A video that nobody wanted to click was lost before the first frame. AI does not invent demand, but it is a fast research partner for finding angles people already search for and pressure-testing them before you commit a weekend to filming.

Start from a question, not a topic

Topics are vague ("cooking"). Questions are specific and clickable ("why does my steak turn grey instead of brown"). Ask a model to turn one broad topic into twenty real viewer questions, framed the way someone would actually type or say them. You are mining for the gap between what you want to make and what people want to watch.

I make videos about home espresso for beginners.
List 20 specific questions a beginner would search for,
phrased as they would type them. For each, add:
- the underlying frustration
- a sharper title angle
- whether it suits long-form or a Short

Validate before you film

• Search the exact phrase on the platform. Are existing videos old, thin, or missing?
• Check whether the top results actually answer the question or just dance around it.
• Confirm you can add something real: a result, a teardown, a contrarian take.