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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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Declan Dunn
20:39
Thinking Outside the Human Box: How Copyright Creates the AI Liar's Dividend
When Chinese factories threaten to sell luxury knockoffs, brands panic. But AI's been doing this to creators for years. Discover the 'Liar's Dividend…
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Declan Dunn
21:04
Your Brain Beats AI: How to Make ChatGPT Stop Speaking in Tongues
Frustrated with AI giving you gibberish? Discover how understanding your own communication style transforms AI responses from nonsense to exactly what…
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Declan Dunn
19:50
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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Declan Dunn
25:54

March 2025

Creative AI Jobs Rising? How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love AI
Forget AI licensing checks. While tech giants battle, the creative economy is projected to grow 40% by 2030. Why fight AI when you can shape it with…
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Declan Dunn
18:54
3 Case Files: AI Copyright Lawsuits Play Follow the Money Trail
Follow the money behind 3 major AI copyright lawsuits, discover what's really at stake. It's not about copying—it's about who profits when AI uses human…
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Declan Dunn
22:20
Baking in AI Copyright: The 3 C's Every Creator Needs to Protect their Work
Creators find AI that works for you, not taking. New easy AI tools for Creators stack the deck in your favor. Learn how Control, Consent, and…
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Declan Dunn
19:31
✨Cracks in AI's Black Box: The Creator's Guide to AI Control
There's cracks in AI's "black box" myth! Learn how 3 companies let creators AI protect their work with simple point-and-click tools. No coding…
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Declan Dunn
3
21:46

February 2025

AI Vampires: From Vampyre Theft to ChatGPT - Who Owns What They Create?
AI feeds on human creativity like vampires need blood. Who owns what digital vampires consume? From Byron's stolen vampire tale to AI art debates: how…
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Declan Dunn
20:29
"Free-for-All" Japan Lets AI Feed: AI Eats Copyright Legally?
Japan lets AI eat copyright content legally. Ultraman wins against AI in China. What happens to your work when it crosses digital borders? Learn what…
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Declan Dunn
19:42
AI's Split Heart: 2019 Fear to 2024's First Fair Use Win
Five years ago AI was 'too dangerous to release.' Now it's rewriting copyright. We explore a co-created copyright for AI-generated works and build a…
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Declan Dunn
23:48
US Copyright Office Says AI Can't Author (The New York Times May Prove Them Wrong)
The new US AI copyright rules say prompts are like spinning a roulette wheel. But when the NY Times recreated articles with careful prompting, maybe…
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Declan Dunn
20:15
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