Ep2: Surveillance, Subscriptions & Smart Contracts: What's next?

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.

We break down the privacy laws shaping these changes, the risks of AI flooding the internet with low-quality media, and why creators need to experiment with new platforms and funding models.

The key question is control: who sets the rules, who benefits, and how can creators take ownership in this new system? Tune in to find out!