Ultimately, I believe humans have been telling real stories to each other since we've been grunting in loincloths around a campfire.

Further, for the past 100 years we've gathered in front of some kind of a box (be it square, rectangle, phone shaped) for other human's stories to be told to us.

I'm definitely naive to say this and I'll probably really regret saying it, but the disruption AI will cause me as a filmmaker is something I actually feel confident about. Disrupt my work?! Try being a freelance filmmaker - absolute chaos, always, without fail, there's enough to worry about already. You're a person that consumes AI slop as your main entertainment, as your main access to culture and inspiration? No thanks! I pass on you pal!

Our humanity, taste, intelligence will still be a core element of who we are after whatever revolution AI brings.

If this isn't the case, well, then, as the kids say: we're already cooked. There's no reason to go down that hole.

I was talking to a colleague and great friend today about a couple things AI related, especially as I'm watching the news in a slow branded content market. In which: Hire me yo!

Let's start here:

Something Big Is Happening

A personal note for non-tech friends and family on what AI is starting to change.

Matt ShumerMatt Shumer

Dario Amodei, who is probably the most safety-focused CEO in the AI industry, has publicly predicted that AI will eliminate 50% of entry-level white-collar jobs within one to five years. And many people in the industry think he's being conservative. Given what the latest models can do, the capability for massive disruption could be here by the end of this year. It'll take some time to ripple through the economy, but the underlying ability is arriving now.

Ominous! Disastrous! Potentially true but based on a big bet says Ed Zitron, British AI critic that's following the money:

This podcast is almost unlistenable he's so pissed. Ed's done a great job talking about the ridiculous financials of AI and if you're ever dooming about how robots are taking over the world - Ed is a good counter-weight.

Big Tech Needs $2 Trillion In AI Revenue By 2030 or They Wasted Their Capex

As I’ve established again and again, we are in an AI bubble, and no, I cannot tell you when the bubble will pop, because we’re in the stupidest financial era since the great financial crisis — though, I hope, not quite as severe in its eventually apocalyptic circumstances. By the end

Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed AtEdward Zitron

Premium: The AI Data Center Financial Crisis

Since the beginning of 2023, big tech has spent over $814 billion in capital expenditures, with a large portion of that going towards meeting the demands of AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. Big tech has spent big on GPUs, power infrastructure, and data center construction, using a variety of

Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed AtEdward Zitron

This is why I'm confident. Nothing is certain, no thing is inevitable. Matt and Ed make great points on both sides of the spectrum, but we still determine our own fate (to an extent, you know what I mean).

Altman, Musk, Zuck, whether they like it or not, are all prey to the same universe and humanity we all are.

Good luck out there, until next time!