Derek Slater
@derekslater.bsky.social
a data point, if not a dispositive one: search is much more profitable than display ads & other formats. In turn, cannibalizing the latter to serve the viability of the former (inc. other 1st party ads) may be net profitable, or at least better than alternatives...
November 19, 2025 at 1:45 AM
a data point, if not a dispositive one: search is much more profitable than display ads & other formats. In turn, cannibalizing the latter to serve the viability of the former (inc. other 1st party ads) may be net profitable, or at least better than alternatives...
Would certainly bet on any 'solution' that does not involve going after the root cause - the major sports monopolies. When Ted Cruz called a hearing on streaming earlier this year, the NFL flat refused to show up - now that's power. www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/5/field...
Field of Streams: The New Channel Guide for Sports Fans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a full committee hearing titled “Field of Streams: The New C...
www.commerce.senate.gov
November 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Would certainly bet on any 'solution' that does not involve going after the root cause - the major sports monopolies. When Ted Cruz called a hearing on streaming earlier this year, the NFL flat refused to show up - now that's power. www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/5/field...
October 31, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Put another way, this feels like the sort of "adversarial interoperability" that folks like @eff.org and CoryD have championed. I get that the antitrust remedies were about forced sharing, but the goal is the same -- get Google to share their SERP to enable competition.
October 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Put another way, this feels like the sort of "adversarial interoperability" that folks like @eff.org and CoryD have championed. I get that the antitrust remedies were about forced sharing, but the goal is the same -- get Google to share their SERP to enable competition.
Sure, re unpacking / unbundling the issue -
There's generation ("video generation tools);
There's distribution and sharing ("social features");
There's deepfakes v non deepfakes;
And we might evaluate, among other factors, support for content provenance ("traceable")
There's generation ("video generation tools);
There's distribution and sharing ("social features");
There's deepfakes v non deepfakes;
And we might evaluate, among other factors, support for content provenance ("traceable")
October 8, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Sure, re unpacking / unbundling the issue -
There's generation ("video generation tools);
There's distribution and sharing ("social features");
There's deepfakes v non deepfakes;
And we might evaluate, among other factors, support for content provenance ("traceable")
There's generation ("video generation tools);
There's distribution and sharing ("social features");
There's deepfakes v non deepfakes;
And we might evaluate, among other factors, support for content provenance ("traceable")
Even if we just focus on deepfakes - might be interested in this testimony from the Motion Picture Association on why regulation here must be narrowly tailored, to avoid hurting positive uses: www.motionpictures.org/wp-content/u...
www.motionpictures.org
October 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Even if we just focus on deepfakes - might be interested in this testimony from the Motion Picture Association on why regulation here must be narrowly tailored, to avoid hurting positive uses: www.motionpictures.org/wp-content/u...
Think it's worth unpacking what was clear in 05 and to whom. It was not self evident and was actively contested and fought by many.
Then, why can't many of the same positive video uses from UGC be applied to gen AI? (Including the myriad gen AI video that is *not* a deepfakes)
Then, why can't many of the same positive video uses from UGC be applied to gen AI? (Including the myriad gen AI video that is *not* a deepfakes)
October 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Think it's worth unpacking what was clear in 05 and to whom. It was not self evident and was actively contested and fought by many.
Then, why can't many of the same positive video uses from UGC be applied to gen AI? (Including the myriad gen AI video that is *not* a deepfakes)
Then, why can't many of the same positive video uses from UGC be applied to gen AI? (Including the myriad gen AI video that is *not* a deepfakes)
More generally - isn't this a little like saying in 2005, "I can't imagine the value of user generated and uploaded videos could be, relative to cost." Many would have added, "it's just piracy" or "it's just dogs on skateboards." I think those ppl were wrong, but ymmv
October 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
More generally - isn't this a little like saying in 2005, "I can't imagine the value of user generated and uploaded videos could be, relative to cost." Many would have added, "it's just piracy" or "it's just dogs on skateboards." I think those ppl were wrong, but ymmv
See also variety.com/2023/artisan... (from 2023)
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus... (from this year)
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus... (from this year)
‘Hollywood 2.0’: How the Rise of AI Tools Like Runway Are Changing Filmmaking
Visual effects artists are turning to green screen AI tools from companies such as Runway to save time and money on productions.
variety.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
See also variety.com/2023/artisan... (from 2023)
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus... (from this year)
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus... (from this year)
There’s still 2 more days to check out Runway’s AI Film Festival in IMAX, and if you’re at all interested in this space, would recommend checking it out: www.imax.com/movie/runway...
This felt like a normal experimental film festival, and I mean that in a good way. 1/
This felt like a normal experimental film festival, and I mean that in a good way. 1/
Runway’s 2025 AI Film Festival Presented by IMAX (2025) Movie Tickets & Showtimes Near You
Runway’s 2025 AI Film Festival Presented by IMAX | Experience It In IMAX | August 17 2025
www.imax.com
October 7, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Yr welcome but now I want your analysis of it too. 😋
October 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Yr welcome but now I want your analysis of it too. 😋