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Media · AI · Storytelling

Exploring how media evolves when machines become collaborators.

Author of Engines of Change. Host of the Future Frames podcast.

Media, streaming, video tech, AI, or paste a link to a news story. The answer comes only from positions I've published in Engines of Change, and every claim links to the essay it came from. If I haven't written about it, it says so.

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Engines of Change · 1 day ago

Building

A context engine for studio IP

Machines propose, people ratify

From the Library

Reference Architecture v6

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Media as Infrastructure

Context & Provenance

AI-Native Production

The Human Layer

Working at the intersection of media, technology, and story.

I work at the intersection of media infrastructure, technology, and storytelling.

My work explores how the systems that power media are changing as software and artificial intelligence become collaborators in the creative process. I write about these shifts in Engines of Change, explore them in conversation with technologists and creators on the Future Frames podcast, and work alongside teams through Alchemy Creations, strategic advisory work, and operating roles inside emerging companies.

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I regularly speak and collaborate with teams exploring the future of media, AI, and storytelling systems. My work focuses on how emerging technologies are reshaping production workflows, creative infrastructure, and the relationship between platforms, creators, and audiences.

Recent

  • From Experiment to Everyday Work: How AI Agents Are Changing MediaFireside chat with Globant · IBC 2026, Amsterdam · Sep 2026
  • Video as a Data TypeKeynote · Silicon Valley Video Summer Camp · Jul 2026

Topics

Media infrastructure & AI production
Generative storytelling systems
Platform economics & creator identity
The future of broadcast & streaming

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Keynotes · Panels · Advisory · Workshops