Make with AI

AI tools and gear

Fire Empire uses ElevenLabs for the narration on several of our YouTube channels. Below that are a few honest picks for running AI tools at home and three good books about AI. Categories and real titles, linked to an Amazon search; we have not tested specific hardware models.

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AI voice

Try ElevenLabsElevenLabs text to speechThe AI voice platform behind the narration on several Fire Empire channels. It has a free plan, so you can try it before paying.

Hardware for AI at home

Search on AmazonA USB condenser microphoneClean audio in makes better transcriptions and voice clones; a cardioid USB mic plugs straight into a laptop. Search on AmazonA graphics card with plenty of VRAMRunning image and language models locally is mostly limited by video memory; 12 to 16 GB is a practical start.

Read

Search on AmazonCo-Intelligence by Ethan MollickA practical, balanced book on working alongside AI. Search on AmazonThe Alignment Problem by Brian ChristianHow machine-learning systems go wrong, and how researchers try to fix them. Search on AmazonGenius Makers by Cade MetzThe people and labs behind the deep-learning boom.

How we pick

We list well-known books and simple, widely sold product types that fit what we cover. We have not been paid to include anything, we do not publish ratings or reviews we have not done, and prices change, so always check the seller's page. Store and booking pages are run by those companies, not by us.

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