Lab log · Batch 1 · posted 29 September 2026
Strange AI against odd small businesses
- Test
- Kind of topic: "AI does something strange" (A) against "a small business made money in an odd way" (B)
- Result
- No winner. Each side had one video that took off and one that got almost nothing.
What we tested
Whether our audience stays for strange AI stories or for odd small-business stories. We posted four of the planned eight videos: two per side.
The numbers (first day)
| Video | Side | YouTube views | TikTok views |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beer holder | B | 393 | 691 (27 likes) |
| AI cheating at chess | A | 197 | not posted |
| Stop Hiring Humans | B | 5 | not posted |
| Owls and numbers | A | 1–3 | not posted |
What we decided
The kind of topic doesn’t explain the result: each side had one hit and one dud. This batch is the reason our rules say at least three videos per side.
The beer holder was the first of our TikToks to get real views. Every earlier one got 1–3.