“Impressed by their agility, shocked by their arrogance”: Meta’s Llama 3 divides opinion
At a time when Google’s Gemini and Open AI’s ChatGPT are charging premium subscriptions for the full use of their AI, last Thursday’s launch of…
Natasha Christie-Miller: Why publishers must create valuable content their audiences want
She is “incredibly concerned” about large language models and their impact on content providers (business to business and business to consumer), Natasha Christie-Miller says. “Essentially,…
The FT’s Kritasha Gupta: The power of niches, newsletters and audiences
The media face so many challenges that it is hard to focus on just one problem, Kritasha Gupta, head of business development at the Financial…
Sharon Waxman: Elon Musk is not ‘a very stable thinker’
TheWrap launched just over 15 years ago, when the world was reeling from the financial crisis and the media was on the brink of radical…
Niches, newsletters and existential threats: Everything we learned on day 2 of Mx3 Innovation in Media, Barcelona
Mx3 Barcelona, a gathering of high-profile media-curious delegates, was an off-the-record event on 12 and 13 March. This format allows media leaders to share industry…
Semafor’s Signals: Is the AI-powered curation tool an innovation or a money pact with the devil?
Microsoft and its partner, OpenAI, want to make deals with publishing companies. As Ashley Norris writes, the product the duo launched with Semafor is new…
With third-party cookies on the way out, here’s what every publisher should be doing now
On January 4th, Google restricted third-party cookies for 1% of Chrome users, with the aim for that to hit 100% by the end of the…
“Ad overexposure is a huge problem”: InsurAds mission to optimise publishers’ ad inventory using AI
In just over a week’s time, Mx3 Barcelona will take place in the Catalan capital. In this interview, InsurAds CEO and Co-Founder, André T. Parreira…
Five lessons larger publishers could learn from the indie news sector
As an experienced journalist having run the editorial functions of two of the UK’s biggest regional publishers, Jeremy Clifford puts forward the key lessons larger…
“Rome is burning”: Why we can’t wait for regulation
Despite rumblings from various regulatory authorities, any change is likely to be slow in coming, and no one is sure just how effective it will…
“Blending content and data into a more valuable asset for AI-driven media”: 67 Bricks Interview
In just a few weeks, Mx3 Barcelona will take place in Spain. In this interview, Jennifer Schivas, CEO of 67 Bricks – an Mx3 event…
Revolutionising training and membership models: Kademy’s Victoria Mellor punts data tools to plug skills gaps
B2B businesses should build their commercial strategies around meaningful relationships with buyers through insight and content, Victoria Mellor of Kademy tells Piet van Niekerk. At…
Ex-Napster/Condé Nast exec, Miso CEO, CLI expert on AI and content licensing
I am intrigued about how AI interfacing may change publisher models. Suppose your initial engagement starts not with a branded newsletter, website or app, but…
Ross Sleight on AI: Adapt now, as business models are under threat
“We always overestimate the short-term and underestimate the long-term impact of things. That’s exactly what’s happening with AI today. So, in the long term, your…
Miso.ai’s Lucky Gunasekara: Let’s get together to deal with the asteroid coming for all of us
AI is an existential threat to the publishing industry, and companies must agree a strategy on how to protect their content, says Lucky Gunasekara, co-founder…
Reining in AI means figuring out which regulation options are feasible, both technically & economically
Professor Saurabh Bagchi from Purdue University dissects the various arguments over how to regulate and rein in AI. Whilst there is no clear winner, certain…
B2B and Consumer media strategies, innovations and trends – and what they can learn from one another
How are specialist consumer and B2B publishers innovating, what are significant opportunities, and in which areas do they plan to invest? In 2023, we launched…
“An entirely new market could emerge of content being created solely for AI companies”: Impress’ Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana on the AI dilemma
Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana is the Chief Executive of British press regulator Impress whose membership consists of progressive independent publishers including The Canary, The Scottish Beacon, QueerAF,…
AI and the media in the spotlight in Barcelona
We are in the next technological and transformational revolution in media, this time driven by the explosion of AI. In the final segment of Mx3…
The Wrap’s Sharon Waxman: How AI is changing Hollywood – and the implications for the media
The entertainment industry is undergoing seismic change and disruption. Emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and cultural initiatives like Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are reshaping…
