diff --git a/apps/web/__tests__/unit/caption-tracks.test.ts b/apps/web/__tests__/unit/caption-tracks.test.ts
index 74b208b8d07..5a3f1a15e37 100644
--- a/apps/web/__tests__/unit/caption-tracks.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/__tests__/unit/caption-tracks.test.ts
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ function createCueList(text: string): TextTrackCueList {
 function createVideo(
 	textTracks: FakeTextTrackList,
 	trackElements: FakeTrackElement[],
-): HTMLVideoElement {
+): HTMLVideoElement & FakeVideo {
 	return new FakeVideo(
 		textTracks,
 		trackElements,
-	) as unknown as HTMLVideoElement;
+	) as unknown as HTMLVideoElement & FakeVideo;
 }
 
 describe("bindCaptionTrackCueText", () => {
diff --git a/apps/web/app/(site)/Footer.tsx b/apps/web/app/(site)/Footer.tsx
index 035f5b986ba..fa85b0d54ca 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/(site)/Footer.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/app/(site)/Footer.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { Logo } from "@cap/ui";
-import type { IconDefinition } from "@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core";
 import {
 	faDiscord,
 	faLinkedinIn,
@@ -13,6 +12,8 @@ import Link from "next/link";
 import type { ReactNode } from "react";
 import { useState } from "react";
 
+type IconDefinition = typeof faDiscord;
+
 type FooterLink = {
 	label: string;
 	href: string;
diff --git a/apps/web/app/api/video/ai/route.ts b/apps/web/app/api/video/ai/route.ts
index f3dc57b35d9..cab430729f5 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/api/video/ai/route.ts
+++ b/apps/web/app/api/video/ai/route.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,10 @@ import { db } from "@cap/database";
 import { getCurrentUser } from "@cap/database/auth/session";
 import { users, videos } from "@cap/database/schema";
 import type { VideoMetadata } from "@cap/database/types";
-import { provideOptionalAuth, VideosPolicy } from "@cap/web-backend";
-import { Policy, type Video } from "@cap/web-domain";
-import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
-import { Effect, Exit } from "effect";
+import type { Video } from "@cap/web-domain";
+import { and, eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import type { NextRequest } from "next/server";
 import { startAiGeneration } from "@/lib/generate-ai";
-import * as EffectRuntime from "@/lib/server";
 import { isAiGenerationEnabled } from "@/utils/flags";
 
 export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
@@ -30,30 +27,21 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
 			);
 		}
 
-		const exit = await Effect.gen(function* () {
-			const videosPolicy = yield* VideosPolicy;
-
-			return yield* Effect.promise(() =>
-				db().select().from(videos).where(eq(videos.id, videoId)),
-			).pipe(Policy.withPublicPolicy(videosPolicy.canView(videoId)));
-		}).pipe(provideOptionalAuth, EffectRuntime.runPromiseExit);
-
-		if (Exit.isFailure(exit)) {
-			return Response.json(
-				{ error: true, message: "Video not found" },
-				{ status: 404 },
-			);
-		}
-
-		const result = exit.value;
-		if (result.length === 0 || !result[0]) {
+		const [video] = await db()
+			.select({
+				ownerId: videos.ownerId,
+				metadata: videos.metadata,
+				transcriptionStatus: videos.transcriptionStatus,
+			})
+			.from(videos)
+			.where(and(eq(videos.id, videoId), eq(videos.ownerId, user.id)))
+			.limit(1);
+		if (!video) {
 			return Response.json(
 				{ error: true, message: "Video not found" },
 				{ status: 404 },
 			);
 		}
-
-		const video = result[0];
 		const metadata: VideoMetadata = (video.metadata as VideoMetadata) || {};
 
 		if (metadata.summary || metadata.chapters) {