Media & the Machine
Rob KellyAnalyzing the space where AI & Content meet.
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How to Find the Right AI Buyers for Your Content
My guest Dan Steiny has spent 25 years in licensing, including on the buyer side at SoundHound.
Today, he advises content owners. He tracks hundreds of AI companies and matches publishers with likely buyers.
Dan warns that most publisher...
Ex-Agency Pro Warns: 90% Marketing Cuts, Then an OpenAI Bailout
My guest today is CJ Chilvers, who just went independent after parting ways with Studio North, a marketing agency.
CJ’s my first return guest!
He first appeared on episode #3, “The AI Content Strategist Big Tech Calls First” where he warn...
AI Content Licensing: Fewer Deals Include Training
AI licensing deals are still growing. But the kind of deal being signed is changing.
Last month, I wrote about how AI content licensing continues to accelerate:
AI Content Licensing Deals: June 2026 Update
I still believe we’re in the e...
How AI Finally Made Him a Founder
If you’ve ever wanted to found a company but could never pull the trigger, this podcast episode is for you.
My guest Noah Levin spent years suffering from he calls“founder envy.”
But in less than 5 months of using AI, he quit his full-t...
Demis Hassabis: How the Google DeepMind CEO Thinks
There are only a handful of people in the world truly leading the AI race.
And I want to understand the humans behind the hype.
So this week I profile Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google DeepMind via The Infinity Machine biography b...
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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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