Marcie, a struggling potter, finds herself thrust into an unexpected whirlwind of success when her AI agent, Navi, transforms her art into a viral sensation. Quiet mornings at the wheel become a never-ending hustle as orders flood in for her black clay pottery, but as Marcie delves deeper into the surge in demand, she discovers that there may be more –or less — to her success than she initially thought. Working against financial pressures and her insecure AI assistant, Marcie must decide whether to lean into the unidentifiable digital audience for which she performs or keep her own passions alive.

“Below the API” explores what it means to be a creator in a world where even the simplest human connections are mediated by AI agents and what sorts of strange effects even the most well-intentioned regulatory protocols may have on our daily lives.