Can News and Big Media Survive AI?

On this inaugural episode of Out of Office, Lightspeed Partner Michael Mignano roams SoHo and Chinatown with filmmaker and YouTube icon Casey Neistat to explore how New York City became his lifelong muse—and how AI is about to reshape filmmaking. They explore Casey’s journey from camcorders and point-and-shoots to phones and drones, and debate why imperfect, human choices often beat pristine, over-engineered images, at least for now. Over rice and roast pork, they dig into authenticity vs. automation and what happens when algorithms can flood the zone with infinite, watchable content. They also look ahead to the “post-phone” era, when everyone has wearables, glasses, and single-purpose devices, and what that will mean for attention, creativity, and future generations.

Chapters:

0:00 Welcome to Out of Office

4:22 Tools, Authenticity & The Evolution of Filmmaking

11:53 AI as a Filmmaking Tool

14:11 The AI Tidal Wave & The Future of Content

20:01 Movies, Theaters and the Attention Economy

26:45 The Business of Video and AI Monetization

30:29 How AI Changes Creator Economics

35:16 What Happens to Big Creators Like MrBeast?

41:19 Peak Phone and the Next Wave of Devices43:12 Beme, Realness & The Lost Internet

47:23 From Startup to CNN & Lessons from the Acquisition

54:54 Can Media & News Survive AI?

59:05 Meta Glasses vs Vision Pro — The Next Interface

1:04:11 Parenting & Raising Kids in a Tech World

1:08:45 Casey’s Final Reflection: Purpose Over Success

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Out of Office is a new podcast from Lightspeed for people who build, create, and think about what’s next. No studio. No Zoom. No filter. Host Michael Mignano, Partner at Lightspeed and Co-Founder of Anchor, steps out into the real world to talk with the most interesting minds in AI, tech, and media. We’re leaving the office behind, hanging out, asking real questions, and letting the conversations go wherever they lead.

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