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Humble Creative Machines: Creating AI to Elevate You (Instead of Replacing You)
AI music tools designed to elevate creativity instead of replacing you are here. From rap to Italian arias, discover humble machines that make music…
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Declan Dunn
21:05
Zero Sum AI Game? Everyone Loses When Artists vs Engineers Make AI Dumber
AI may teach us the value of being human! Why artists and engineers are both losing the AI game, so simple a 5-year-old understands. Play together and…
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Declan Dunn
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10:06
Fear and Loathing in the Cult of AI: 3 Steps to Waking from the Subtle Matrix
Are you using AI, or is it using you? A gonzo journey through hype posing as progress. Why America worships AI while China builds it. Plus 3 steps to…
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Declan Dunn
16:08

July 2025

June 2025

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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12:14
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

May 2025

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
16:15
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
15:01
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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Declan Dunn
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April 2025

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