If you think the above is funny and not possible using AI, think again:

In Today’s Newsletter: Welcome to an attempt to make your time reading this worthwhile. I have been toying with the idea of a curatorial newsletter sprinkled with opinion. You’re reading the first ever edition. This one is breezy and focuses on some interesting things I discovered. There is a lot of talk about agents as assistants etc but how close are they to taking your job?

Elsewhere, we get introduced to potentially the most exciting new feature (probably) coming to YouTube and I conclude by sharing some links talking bout things that sounded non-obvious to me.

Let’s dive in!

As someone who works in Arts and Media, the theoretical and observed AI coverages are both one of the highest. Am I worried? Are you worried? DM me to share the fear.

Hint: I am not worried. Will switch to Grounds Maintenance as a career shortly.

Jonah Feingold (writer and director) has a very interesting brain. He produces romantic movies and has realized that YouTube is missing a very obvious feature: Pay-per-view for creators. Currently, you can buy and rent movies from studios on YouTube, but not from creators. This seems like a no-brainer, and Fede Goldberg (Head of TV and Film Partnerships at YouTube) agrees. Only a matter of time. Adding revenue streams has never been a bad idea.

Here’s Jonah’s Open Letter to YouTube:
Give Independent Filmmakers a Rent/Buy Button. Link

Today is the 250th anniversary of the publication of The Wealth of Nations by Scottish economist Adam Smith. The book has aged well. The invisible hand forced me to write this line.

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