The AI Exodus Begins
Jul 16, 2025•47 min
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Episode description
We start this week with a series of articles from Emanuel about a crackdown in the AI industry. After the break, Sam tells us about the ‘Save Our Signs’ campaign which hopes to preserve the history of national parks. In the subscribers-only section, Jason rants about how AI will not save the media industry.
YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-fo7O8B_mk
- 404 Media Los Angeles event details (free for subscribers; $10 otherwise)
- a16z-Backed AI Site Civitai Is Mostly Porn, Despite Claiming Otherwise
- Hugging Face Is Hosting 5,000 Nonconsensual AI Models of Real People
- Payment Processors Are Pushing AI Porn Off Its Biggest Platforms
- 'Save Our Signs' Wants to Save the Real History of National Parks Before Trump Erases It
- The Media's Pivot to AI Is Not Real and Not Going to Work
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