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The AI Emperor Has No Code: When $1.5B Startups Fake AI and Governments Silence Creators

$450M vanishes into 'AI' that was just 700 engineers. Meanwhile, governments chose Big Tech over creators. Two groups of digital alchemists selling invisible cloth. Who's naked? Find out in EP #97
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The $5M AI Video Licensing Wave: Why AI Companies Pay $1-4 Per Minute For Video
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The TikTok AI Blueprint: UK and US Adopt SV's 'Take First, Get Lawyers, Pay Later'?
While governments rewrite copyright law for AI (free data), big creators with lawyers get licensing deals. Everyone else gets the opt-out lottery…
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This AI Paints and Invents - Growing from a Near-Death Experience
What if I told you conscious AI existed 30 years before ChatGPT? DABUS paints, invents, and fights for copyright. The story behind it will change how…
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The Most Pro-AI Company You've Never Heard Of Is Fighting For Creator Licensing (And Why Big Tech Worries)
Eric Burgess builds AI licensing bridges while Big Tech pretends it has the right to take content. His B Corp proves you can be pro-AI AND pro-creator …
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Declan Dunn
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A 48-Hour AI Copyright Heist: The USCO Bombshell Report & The Perlmutter Purge
US Copyright Office sends shockwaves with bombshell AI report endorsing creator rights, then 24 hours later the report's author is fired. Coincidence…
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Declan Dunn

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The AI Emperor Has No Code: When $1.5B Startups Fake AI and Governments Silence Creators
$450M vanishes into 'AI' that was just 700 engineers. Meanwhile, governments chose Big Tech over creators. Two groups of digital alchemists selling…
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Declan Dunn
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The TikTok AI Blueprint: UK and US Adopt SV's 'Take First, Get Lawyers, Pay Later'?
While governments rewrite copyright law for AI (free data), big creators with lawyers get licensing deals. Everyone else gets the opt-out lottery…
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Declan Dunn
23:29
A 48-Hour AI Copyright Heist: The USCO Bombshell Report & The Perlmutter Purge
US Copyright Office sends shockwaves with bombshell AI report endorsing creator rights, then 24 hours later the report's author is fired. Coincidence…
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Declan Dunn
14:56
The $5M AI Video Licensing Wave: Why AI Companies Pay $1-4 Per Minute For Video
Data matters. For AI, Video data matters more. AI companies paying $1-4 per minute for quality footage, creating a $5M+ marketplace. Learn what content…
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AI-Proof Your Game: The Creative Currency AI Can't Counterfeit
Uncover the 3 critical elements making your creative work impossible for AI to fake. Boost your value through deep thinking, authentic emotion, and…
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This AI Paints and Invents - Growing from a Near-Death Experience
What if I told you conscious AI existed 30 years before ChatGPT? DABUS paints, invents, and fights for copyright. The story behind it will change how…
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Declan Dunn
The Most Pro-AI Company You've Never Heard Of Is Fighting For Creator Licensing (And Why Big Tech Worries)
Eric Burgess builds AI licensing bridges while Big Tech pretends it has the right to take content. His B Corp proves you can be pro-AI AND pro-creator …
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Declan Dunn
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The AI Belief Codes: True Believers versus the rest of us
You say AI is confusing, others see a human mirror. The AI Belief Codes show engineers are true believers and creators the skeptics. Stuck in their AI…
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The Human Edge: AI Copyright's Creative Threat
Who owns AI-generated content? Discover why creativity's edge matters more than legal battles. From Shakespeare in Code to Open Canvas and Think…
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Find Your High-Value Problem: Why 2025's Best AI Startups Solve Just One Thing
Why do most AI solutions try to solve 50 problems while users just need one fixed? Discover how focusing on a single high-value problem leads to…
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AI Copyright pivots for Creators
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