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FEARLESS MEDIA: The Future Of Entertainment, Media & TechConversation with Andy Beach (fmr. CTO Microsoft): AI, DeepSeek & HollywoodHost Peter Csathy of Creative Media sits down for a conversation with Andy Beach, former CTO of Microsoft's Media and Entertainment group, who just left his position after being with Microsoft for 10 years. The two discuss and debate how generative AI is impacting Hollywood and the entire creative community today, and where they believe it's all going in the years to come. They also discuss how China's DeepSeek earthquake has changed Silicon Valley's generative AI game - and whether that's hype, or reality. Andy's and Peter's conversation and debate are frequently spirited (they certainly don't agree on e...
2025-01-2944 min
the brAIn - real AI intelligence for media & entertainmentConversation with Andy Beach (fmr. CTO Microsoft): AI, DeepSeek & HollywoodHost Peter Csathy of Creative Media sits down for an exclusive conversation with Andy Beach, former CTO of Microsoft's Media and Entertainment group, who just left his position after being with Microsoft for 10 years. The two discuss and debate how generative AI is impacting Hollywood and the entire creative community today, and where they believe it's all going in the years to come. They also discuss how China's DeepSeek earthquake has changed Silicon Valley's generative AI game - and whether that's hype, or reality. Andy's and Peter's conversation and debate are frequently spirited (they certainly don't agree o...
2025-01-2944 minthe brAIn - real AI intelligence for media & entertainmentPerplexity Showcases 3 Paths to Generative AI Copyright InfringementThis episode gives a comprehensive overview of host Peter Csathy's deep dive article with the same title (link below). The discussion uses The New York Times' recent "cease and desist" demand and News Corp's new lawsuit against generative AI search tool Perplexity to discuss the concept of RAG processing - and why it matters in the context of GenAI copyright, infringement and "fair use."Based on Csathy's article (simply dropped into NotebookLM), Csathy's AI co-hosts also discuss the Second Circuit Court of Appeal's critical new copyright decision in the Hachette v. Interactive Archive case -- w...
2024-10-2212 minFEARLESS MEDIA: The Future Of Entertainment, Media & TechPerplexity Showcases 3 Paths to Generative AI Copyright InfringementThis episode gives a comprehensive overview of host Peter Csathy's deep dive article of the same name (link to article below). The discussion uses News Corp's new copyright infringement lawsuit and The New York Times' recent "cease and desist" demand against generative AI search tool Perplexity to discuss the concept of RAG processing - and why it matters in the context of GenAI copyright, infringement and "fair use."Based on Csathy's article (simply dropped into NotebookLM), Csathy's AI co-hosts also discuss the Second Circuit Court of Appeal's critical new copyright decision in the Hachette v. I...
2024-10-2212 minFEARLESS MEDIA: The Future Of Entertainment, Media & TechEXCLUSIVE: Microsoft's CTO & Other Experts Discuss Where Generative AI Video Is GoingThis week's episode features host Peter Csathy's exclusive roundtable discussion with many of the leading players, experts and voices in the world of generative AI and video (including Microsoft CTO Andy Beach). The roundtable for Digital Hollywood's "AI Summer Summit" took place last week and focused on the state (and sophistication) of generative AI video today — and where it’s going in the next year and beyond. Peter organized and moderated the session, choosing a veritable “who’s who” of leading players driving this generative AI transformation of video: Andy Beach, CTO of Microsoft (Media & Entertainme...
2024-07-2958 minthe brAIn - real AI intelligence for media & entertainmentEXCLUSIVE: Microsoft's CTO & Other Experts Discuss Where Generative AI Video Is GoingThis week's episode features host Peter Csathy's exclusive roundtable discussion with many of the leading players, experts and voices in the world of generative AI and video (including Microsoft CTO Andy Beach). The roundtable for Digital Hollywood's "AI Summer Summit" took place last week and focused on the state (and sophistication) of generative AI video today — and where it’s going in the next year and beyond. Peter organized and moderated the session, choosing a veritable “who’s who” of leading players driving this generative AI transformation of video: Andy Beach, CTO of Microsoft (Media & Entertainme...
2024-07-2958 minFEARLESS MEDIA: The Future Of Entertainment, Media & TechIs Generative AI "Training" on Unlicensed Copyrighted Works Infringement (or Fair Use)? How the Supreme Court Will DecideIn this special bonus episode of Peter Csathy's companion "the brAIn" podcast, Peter tackles the fundamental issue now facing Big Tech and Big Media -- whether generative AI "training" on unlicensed copyrighted works is infringing (or is, instead, defensible fair use)? Peter gives a concise, non-legalese overview of the business and legal issues involved in the leading cases -- including The New York Times v. OpenAI -- that are currently winding their way in the courts. He then identifies and analyzes the key legal precedents cited by both sides -- including the landmark 2015 "Google Books" case and separate recent "...
2024-07-1717 minthe brAIn - real AI intelligence for media & entertainmentIs Generative AI "Training" on Unlicensed Copyrighted Works Infringement (or Fair Use)? How the Supreme Court Will DecideIn this special bonus episode, Creative Media's Peter Csathy tackles the fundamental issue now facing Big Tech and Big Media -- whether generative AI "training" on unlicensed copyrighted works is infringing (or is, instead, defensible fair use)? Peter gives a concise, non-legalese overview of the business and legal issues involved in the leading cases -- including The New York Times v. OpenAI -- that are currently winding their way in the courts. He then identifies and analyzes the key legal precedents cited by both sides -- including the landmark 2015 "Google Books" case and separate recent "Andy Warhol/Prince" Supreme...
2024-07-1717 minFEARLESS MEDIA: The Future Of Entertainment, Media & TechLove, Loss & Music: Interview with Manchester Orchestra's Andy Hull & Robert McDowellIn this very special and deeply personal episode, Peter interview great indie band Manchester Orchestra's singer, chief songwriter and guitarist Andy Hull and lead guitarist (and brother-in-law) Robert McDowell about the band's latest great album "The Million Masks of God." The album's themes encapsulate the entire cycle of life - from birth to the after-life. Peter reveals that his mother, Eva, just recently passed away from her 5 year battle with cancer – and Manchester Orchestra’s McDowell, lost his father to cancer as they recorded the album. Hull, McDowell and Peter not only have a track by track discussion of the...
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