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If you are working on a new product: I offer mentoring services for software design and social growth.
This includes technical architecture, product analytics, growth metrics, and audience development. Check out my products, case studies (opens in new tab), and insights on Twitter (opens in new tab).

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Experience

Independent Developer

I've created Dreamify (opens in new tab), a platform that helps people to generate art (images, videos, and more) using open-source Machine Learning models. It has over one thousand users.

Educative Content Creator

I created Artefisual (opens in new tab) after learning about audiovisual production, motion design, and video editing. I started to create content about Computer Science concepts using animations, drawings, and effects. I also give workshops on programming and software development.

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Rise of Artificial Intelligence

In the rise of Artificial Intelligence, I joined SmartUp AI (opens in new tab). Based in Chile, SmartUp AI is a company that provides AI solutions to businesses. In my role as a Staff Software Engineer, I work on the design, development, research, and deployment of the platform. It was recognized in 2023 as one of the top AI-native startups in Latin America, and in 2024 was awarded in the JBIZ and Aleph Foundation Shark Tank (opens in new tab).

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Scenio Board Member

I joined the board of Scenio (opens in new tab), the largest science community on YouTube. Based in Spain, Scenio is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting science communication. In this role, I help shape its growth and direction in the Spanish-speaking world.

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Tech Writing

Then, I started writing about technology, programming, and other topics that I find interesting in DEV (opens in new tab), the largest community of software developers. After 2 years, I became a member of the DEV Moderation Team.

Experiments & Animo

After working on many public experiments with new developments in LLM technologies, I launched Animo (opens in new tab), a web platform that allows users to generate animation videos from text. Later that year, it was featured in a paper as one of the applications launched with GPT-4.

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Marcelo Arias is a software engineer and founder of Astronomical Software Company (opens in new tab), currently serving as Staff Software Engineer at SmartUp AI (opens in new tab), where he designs and develops AI solutions for businesses. He contributes to NASA's Open Mission Control Technologies (opens in new tab) as an open-source contributor and serves on the board of Scenio (opens in new tab), the largest science community on YouTube in the Spanish-speaking world. He created Animo (opens in new tab), a text-to-animation platform featured in GPT-4 research (opens in new tab), and Dreamify (opens in new tab), an AI art generation platform. He also founded Artefisual (opens in new tab), an educational YouTube channel teaching Computer Science concepts through animations.

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