Media & the Machine
Rob KellyAnalyzing the space where AI & Content meet.
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Buddhism, Bots & Billionaires
The AI era needs more weird thinkers.
Not performative contrarians. Real ones.
David Perlman is one of those people.
He’s watched the Dalai Lama challenge world-class scientists on their assumptions about reality.
He also worked insid...
AI Content Licensing Deals: June 2026 Update
AI content licensing deals are still thriving from where I sit (currently on vacation in Oahu, Hawaii, with my family — I love my family, but I also love AI licensing, so I just had to get this out!).
I’ve been tracking these AI licensing...
This AI Company Has Paid Out $20M to Content Owners
AI models don’t just need more data. They need stranger, cleaner, more specific data — and Marty Pesis is building a market for it.
That market is why Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian invested in Troveo.
Marty knows how to work with conte...
My 20 Predictions for the OpenAI, SpaceX, and Anthropic IPOs
We’ve never seen an IPO moment like this.
Saudi Aramco’s 2019 IPO valued the company around $1.7 trillion and was treated like a once-in-a-generation event.
Now imagine three companies — OpenAI, SpaceX, and Anthropic — each coming to mark...
AI Wants Needles in a Haystack. He Finds Them
Last week I wrote The 12 Oddly Specific Things Big AI Is Paying For — about chores, dog barks, wedding balloons, and milk spills.
Chris Keevil made me think the bigger story is this:
AI companies are no longer just training on the intern...
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3x founder/ceo w/ $100 mil+ in rev. Analyzing the space where AI & Content Meet (Media & the Machine). I love biz: went to first board meeting at 16; interviewed Steve Jobs & Bill Gates; wrote a book; failed tons. I recommend documentaries for fun.
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