Scenario Studio
An AI research-and-writing assistant for speculative-fiction authors writing tech-policy stories in the tradition of pieces like '1%', with built-in precedent checks and a database of real timelines.
aspiring and indie-published speculative-fiction writers drafting near-future tech-policy scenarios
- Curated database of real chip launches, export-control actions, and model releases with citations
- Precedent-check: paste a scenario snippet and get back "this mirrors the AMD/Intel x86 story" or "this echoes the H100 H800 timeline"
- Collaborative scenario graph that tracks character, geography, and tech-event dependencies
- Export to research notes for fact-checking before publication
The Dev.to engagement on tech-policy fiction proves an active reader and likely writer scene exists right now, and AI search makes it finally possible to ground speculative scenarios in verifiable precedents.
General AI fiction-writing demand is real and large — NovelAI gained 10,000 paying subscribers within months of launch and Sudowrite/NovelAI sustain multi-tier $10–$59/mo plans — but the specific tech-policy/speculative-precedent niche is narrow and the source Dev.to '1%' piece was not surfaced in search.Sudowrite vs NovelAI: Complete Comparison for Fiction Writers 2025 ↗What can science fiction tell us about the future of artificial intelligence? ↗
No incumbent fiction AI tool (Sudowrite, NovelAI) markets precedent-checking or a real-timeline database for tech-policy grounding — they target generic novelists, leaving this sub-niche open.The 6 Best AI Novel Writing Software Tools of 2025 ↗Sudowrite vs NovelAI: The 2025 Cage Match for Your Next Novel ↗
Proven willingness to pay $10–$59/mo for fiction AI exists, but the addressable pool of indie writers specifically drafting tech-policy scenarios with precedent needs is tiny, capping price and conversion.Sudowrite vs NovelAI: Complete Comparison for Fiction Writers 2025 ↗
Academic and policy interest in tech-policy/speculative fiction is rising (2024–2025 papers from Springer, ScienceDirect, ORF, Scientific American), but hobbyist tech-policy fiction remains a niche subgenre with uncertain multi-year staying power.Science Fiction as the Blueprint: Informing Policy in the Age of AI ↗How New Science Fiction Could Help Us Improve AI ↗
Building a precedent/timeline knowledge base plus RAG-grounded generation over existing LLMs is feasible with current tooling, though curating a reliable real-world precedent database is the main labor cost.Sudowrite vs NovelAI: Complete Comparison for Fiction Writers 2025 ↗