Recapping our #AIweekNY party, plus beta testers wanted and fundraising updates

We spent a weekend in New York building the AI Remix Engine, a system that uses video intelligence to turn long, archived ads into short, modern clips that feel natural in today’s feeds. Using TwelveLabs, we trained it to recognize emotion, pacing, and story within old commercials, finding the moments that still work and giving them new life. It’s a first step toward ads that blend with content instead of interrupting it.

At the Bohemian AI Salon we filmed some AI hot takes from builders, artists, investors, and the politely outraged. Here are the results!

oin us for an unforgettable evening of networking, connection, and celebration at the Unofficial Web Summit LGBTQ+ Party on November 12, 2025, from 8pm to 11.30pm at the vibrant Late Birds Hotel in Lisbon’s iconic Bairro Alto. This annual gathering is the perfect opportunity for LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs, VCs, corporates, and community supporters to come together

A disco tea party in the Village reminded me of how spaces like Romany Marie’s salons once shaped culture through conversation. So I’m hosting a small AI salon on Oct 6 during #AIWeekNY — no panels, just real talk between builders, artists, philosophers, and investors about where AI is headed (and what we want it to be). Access the event signup link

This is a small, private salon-style gathering inspired by the bohemian culture of Greenwich Village in the 1910s–30s, particularly the cafés of Romany Marie, where artists, intellectuals, and outsiders met for open discussion. The focus is on creating space for meaningful conversation around AI (its social, creative, and ethical dimensions) by bringing together a mix of technologists, artists, investors, capitalists and researchers.

Artist Ian Sklarsky joins Michael to talk about AI, nostalgia, and the weird, beautiful ways media is changing. They get into Ian’s experience at SXSW, his AI-generated music projects, and how old-school aesthetics blend with new tech. From the Monster Mash myth to recreating video rental store experiences and modern beekeeping, this one hits everything from mood to metadata.

This episode is about the real experience of going through the CultTech accelerator and our viewpoints on the future of art and media. Michael Fiorentino sits down with Sofia Prieto and Alejandra to talk about what the program actually feels like, what kinds of startups get in, and why it matters for a better world. CultTech supports the creator economy by helping founders build tools that make creative work more accessible

AI is shaping everything online, from social feeds to ad targeting to content monetization. In this episode of the Ambistream Media Future podcast, we discuss how social media by replacing the chronological feed with engagement-driven curation, how programmatic advertising evolved into AI-generated content, and how licensing models are shifting toward blockchain and smart contracts.

In the first episode of the Ambistream Media Future podcast, Michael Fiorentino (Founder of Ambistream) dives into 10 predictions about the future of media, technology, AI, and web3. These insights will get you thinking about the exciting and slightly chaotic future ahead.