AI editing vs video generation

Most “AI editing” tools do one of two things:
– generate synthetic content
– or apply fixed templates to your media

Isn't it kinda absurd that the industry pushed video generation so far without a clear current use (beyond AI slop 😅), while editing real footage (which is what most creators and viewers want) has remained mostly manual and neglected.

I want a tool that edits real photos and videos from prompts.

You describe what you want in a prompt (or even send a photo or video as a reference), and the system reasons about clips, crops, pacing, subtitles, sound, overlays, thumbnails... while keeping everything fully editable.

I built Rkive because I couldn't find that. Everything I tried was glorified templates or transcript edits. Have you found any good AI editor? Do you still prefer manual editing?