FEARLESS MEDIA: The Future Of Entertainment, Media & Tech

Occasionally, I'll take a break from my exlusive 1-1 interviews with top movers and shakers in the AI and media/entertainment worlds to feature fascinating "deeper dives" of my articles (that I generate, and approve, via Google NotebookLM). 
This is one such "deep dive" - based on my recent newsletter article titled, "Maybe AI WILL Save the World? Join My Journey of Unbridled AI Optimism." I handled all the prompting - listened to the entire episode before posting it - and stand behind its contents (which accurately reflect my article and the issues surrounding it - including my vision of an inevitable "forced Utopia" even under the rosiest of AI "Accelerationist" scenarios). 
I think you'll find engaging, thought-provoking, and enlightening.  But let me know what you think. Send me a note to [email protected].
Reach out to host Peter Csathy at [email protected], and check out Peter's entertainment, media, AI and tech-focused business advisory and legal services firm Creative Media. You can also sign up for his free generative AI-focused newsletter "the brAIn" on Substack (via this link) -- all about how generative AI is transforming the media and entertainment industry.

What happens when the chief spokesperson and lobbyist for the Human Artistry Campaign (the coalition of 180+ creative and Artist organizations worldwide) sits down to discuss the state of AI regulation and legislation in D.C.? You get a fascinating conversation with Dr. Moiya McTier. Moiya has spent time on Capitol Hill with members of Congress in support of the creative community’s interests. 
Here are some highlights of our discussion:
Legislative Progress: Federal legislation isn’t dead. But it’s certainly not moving fast, although bi-partisan support isgrowing for the NO FAKES Act (digital replicas) and the TRAIN Act (data transparency).
“Stealing Isn’t Innovation”: Moiya discusses the Human Artistry Campaign’s recently launched “Stealing Isn’t Innovation” campaign, which educates the public on how AI models are trained using unlicensed data without permission. 
Ethical AI Standards: True ethical AI requires a framework of consent, credit, and compensation. 
Identity Protection: AI is uniquely dangerous because it can mimic an artist’s voice, likeness, and style, threatening their professional identity. 
Intrinsic Value of Art: Over-reliance on AI risks “creative atrophy” by removing the essential human struggle of expression. 
35 minutes. Zero fluff. Total insight. 
Reach out to host Peter Csathy at [email protected], and check out Peter's entertainment, media, AI and tech-focused business advisory and legal services firm Creative Media. You can also sign up for his free generative AI-focused newsletter "the brAIn" on Substack (via this link) -- all about how generative AI is transforming the media and entertainment industry.

In this episode, I revisit my conversation with Josh Freeman, VP of Business Development of "must watch" company ProRata.ai, which sits at the center of the generative AI/content divide. The company recently raised an additional $40 million (bringing its total haul to over $70 million). Its vision is to solve one of the most challenging issues at the center of generative AI — i.e., the use of IP/content without consent, compensation and attribution. 
Josh tells me that the company's proprietary tech can do three critical things: (1) identify “proportionate attribution” to content sources used for generative AI training purposes, based on each source’s relative contribution to the ultimate GenAI output/display; (2) enable reporting of that attribution/contribution; and (3) enable ongoing payments to the relevant rights-holders.

Since this episode first posted one year ago, ProRata also launched its own AI search chatbot, Gist Answers, to compete directly with Perplexity, Gemini, ChatGPT and others in AI search. But unlike those AI chatbots, ProRata.ai says it does it “ethically” — training its AI models on — and then outputting/displaying — only licensed content sources. 
The company counts 1,500+ media partners, including The Atlantic, The Guardian, Sky News and Vox. And here’s the fascinating part. The company gives its partners an ongoing 50/50 revenue split on any revenues generated by Gist Answers (not just a single up-front licensing payment).
Reach out to host Peter Csathy at [email protected], and check out Peter's entertainment, media, AI and tech-focused business advisory and legal services firm Creative Media. You can also sign up for his free generative AI-focused newsletter "the brAIn" on Substack (via this link) -- all about how generative AI is transforming the media and entertainment industry.

What happens when an entrepreneur looking for love finds dating perils instead? She builds a new AI dating App to spot those relationship red flags and deliver real-time coaching and safety. My interview today is with Blair Golden, Founder & CEO of Pair — your always-on personal AI dating coach that just launched in the App Store last week. 
Blair & I Discuss:
The “Dating Jungle” Inspiration. Blair’s motivation came from her personal return to dating after her divorce, an experience she describes as an “unsupervised and unsafe circus.”
Bridging the Gap Between Therapy and Dating. She realized that professional dating advice is too expensive or unavailable when dating “disasters” actually occur. “As we all know, dating disasters don’t wait for Tuesday at 3 PM!”
The Need for a Real-Time Confidant. “What if I had a wise, calm, judgment-free coach and confidant in my pocket? Someone I could ask, in real time, ‘Is this a red flag, or am I overthinking?’”
Safety and Empowerment. “Desiring to help empower women and provide a new level of safety to all daters.”
Trusting Your Intuition. “Pair is built to help singles trust their gut when spotting red flags and cut ties with toxic people faster.”
30 minutes. Zero fluff. Total insight. Just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Reach out to host Peter Csathy at [email protected], and check out Peter's entertainment, media, AI and tech-focused business advisory and legal services firm Creative Media. You can also sign up for his free generative AI-focused newsletter "the brAIn" on Substack (via this link) -- all about how generative AI is transforming the media and entertainment industry.

What happens when the top AI disruptor in the world of advertising, PJ Accetturo (aka PJ Ace, the “Viral AI Ad Madman”) — founder and CEO of leading AI creative studio and agency Genre AI — sits down to talk shop? You get a fascinating, blunt discussion of how AI is fundamentally transforming the world of big brand and Hollywood studio advertising and production.
PJ and I discuss:
How Genre AI broke out with its AI-hyper fueled ad for prediction market, Kalshi – an ad that was viewed tens of millions of times. Since then, Oracle, Popeyes, Qatar Airlines have chosen Genre – and now, so do major Hollywood studios. You’ll learn why (hint: it’s a race to quality; not to the bottom).
Why PJ turned down the opportunity to produce a massive Super Bowl ad.
AI’s power to slash production costs & time-frames, without sacrificing quality. PJ walks us through the overall production process. Where AI shines. And where AI has limitations.
The unchallenged power of human creativity for high quality ideation, pre and post-production. PJ’s team includes top directors and talent from film & television — critical differentiators from other AI studios. And he doesn’t expect that to change.
45 minutes. Zero fluff. Total insight.
Reach out to host Peter Csathy at [email protected], and check out Peter's entertainment, media, AI and tech-focused business advisory and legal services firm Creative Media. You can also sign up for his free generative AI-focused newsletter "the brAIn" on Substack (via this link) -- all about how generative AI is transforming the media and entertainment industry.