What happens when the lead spokesperson for, and lobbyist of, the Human Artistry Campaign (the coalition of 180+ creative and Artist organizations worldwide) sits down with me to discuss the state of AI regulation and legislation in D.C.? You get a fascinating conversation with Dr. Moiya McTier. Moiya has spent considerable 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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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What happens when Google’s head of entertainment content & platforms, Jon Zepp, sits down to talk shop? You get one of Big Tech’s leading AI “insiders” whose focus is to work with the creative community — and to overcome friction, and focus instead on unlocking new creative possibilities.

I interview Jon about it all in this episode. He deeply respects Artists — is one of the sharpest minds I know — and is a true lover of the world of entertainment and content.

Jon and I discuss:

• Google’s Creative Partnership with Filmmakers Darren Aronofsky and Doug Liman: Why those Auteurs behind classic films like “Black Swan” and “Swingers” chose to work with the biggest AI/Tech company on the planet — and how they overcame understandable Artist trepidation.
• Google’s New 100 ZEROS Project: It’s an eye-opening new creative direction for Google. And just in time for the Academy Awards, 100 ZEROS has a small co-production role in 9-time Oscar nominated film “Sentimental Value” — a relationship that, interestingly, has nothing to do with AI.
• AI’s Unlock of a New 4th Dimension of Storytelling: Jon lays out an “a-ha” moment for me, in terms of understanding new creative possibilities unlocked with AI (which still keeps human artists/creatives firmly in control).

45 minutes. Zero fluff. Total insight.

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Creative Media's Peter Csathy and Andy Beach, former Microsoft CTO and Head of AI Strategy (Media & Entertainment), discuss: (1) Disney's $1 billion investment into OpenAI; (2) Apple's decision to partner with Google for Apple Intelligence; (3) Microsoft's new AI Publisher's Content Marketplace; (4) Matthew McConaughey's efforts to trademark himself for AI purposes (alright, alright, alright!); and (5) the true meaning (and ramifications) of creative "control" in an increasingly generative AI world.

You can learn more about Andy Beach via his Substack "Engines of Change: Technology, Media, and the Attention Economy."

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In this debut episode 1 of the brAIn for 2026, Creative Media's Peter Csathy moderates an expert panel at CES 2026, featuring Rebecca Grossman-Cohen (The New York Times), Emi Wayner (formerly of Google AI), Dave Davis (AI content licensing firm Protege), renowned Artist/DJ BT, and Jason Henderson (IP/licensing expert). The panel discusses the latest developments in copyright and fair use; the latest AI content licensing deals (pricing, how they're structured); Disney's $1 billion deal with OpenAI; and much more in a fascinating rapid fire 40 minute session.

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This episode discusses expert Peter Csathy's 5 predictions for AI, media and entertainment in 2026. It is based on Csathy's just published annual predictions, which you can find here via his "the brAIn" newsletter.

NOTE: Peter has listened to this episode and believes it accurately represents his predictions and perspectives - and that it is an insightful discussion of those predictions.

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