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Apr 29, 2026 
Mike Rothman, media executive focused on trust and creator monetisation, and Dan Shipper, CEO of Every building AI-enabled newsletters and apps. They explore AI reshaping media, adaptive software and agents, how small teams ship AI products, personalization vs. consistent design, scarcity of live interactions, and distribution strategies in an AI-driven landscape.
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Internet Becoming Predominantly AI Generated
- The internet is rapidly becoming dominated by AI-generated content, changing how media and software interact.
- John notes we passed ~50% AI-generated internet content, collapsing costs and making English a programming language for both media and code.
Use Writing To Validate And Launch Software
- Build software and media together: launch writing to learn from experts, then ship lightweight products that iterate fast.
- Dan built Every as a newsletter to get interviews, then used AI to run multiple apps with a small team of ~25.
Agents As Everyday Work Buddies
- Agents are becoming standard workplace tools and personal assistants inside Slack and workflows.
- Dan says Everyone has an agent; they use coding agents daily and also 24-7 'work buddy' agents attached to Slack for delegating tasks.