Claire Vo · 2 min read · Gen AI Tools
“Claude cuts my TikTok”: How this creator is scaling video with AI | Brooke Lacey
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Brooke Lacey, a tech veteran with 25+ years of experience and 290,000 TikTok followers, shares how she built an AI-powered video editing workflow using Claude Code, FFmpeg, and Whisper that edits her TikToks in approximately 15 seconds. She runs her entire short-form video operation solo—no editor required—while posting just once a week. She also built Zosha, a free mobile app for learning AI.
Key Takeaways
- Claude Code combined with FFmpeg and Whisper can edit raw phone videos in ~15 seconds, enabling a solo creator to produce content without a human editor
- Teaching Claude her specific editing style—jump-cut cadence, hooks, and humor—was key to making the AI workflow feel authentic to her brand
- Mining TikTok comments for content ideas turns audience engagement directly into a content brief, reducing ideation effort
- Posting just once a week with a highly optimized AI workflow can still drive consistent audience growth on short-form platforms
- Long experience in tech provides a grounded perspective on AI adoption, helping creators distinguish hype from genuinely transformative tools
Excerpt
Brooke Lacey has been making videos since before Facebook had video, and she built a TikTok audience of more than 290,000 by learning to cut short-form videos herself. With over 25 years in tech, she now builds her own apps, including Zosha, a free mobile app for learning AI. In this episode, Brooke walks me through the Claude Code, FFmpeg, and Whisper workflow that edits her TikToks in about 15 seconds, how she mines her comments for new scripts, and how she runs a weekly short-form operation with no editor. Listen or watch on YouTube , Spotify , or Apple…