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EPISODE · Jul 16, 2025 · 46 MIN

The AI Exodus Begins

from The 404 Media Podcast · host 404 Media

We start this week with a series of articles from Emanuel about a crackdown in the AI industry. After the break, Sam tells us about the ‘Save Our Signs’ campaign which hopes to preserve the history of national parks. In the subscribers-only section, Jason rants about how AI will not save the media industry.  YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-fo7O8B_mk 404 Media Los Angeles event details (free for subscribers; $10 otherwise) a16z-Backed AI Site Civitai Is Mostly Porn, Despite Claiming Otherwise Hugging Face Is Hosting 5,000 Nonconsensual AI Models of Real People Payment Processors Are Pushing AI Porn Off Its Biggest Platforms 'Save Our Signs' Wants to Save the Real History of National Parks Before Trump Erases It The Media's Pivot to AI Is Not Real and Not Going to Work Subscribe at 404media.co for bonus content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We start this week with a series of articles from Emanuel about a crackdown in the AI industry. After the break, Sam tells us about the ‘Save Our Signs’ campaign which hopes to preserve the history of national parks. In the subscribers-only section, Jason rants about how AI will not save the media industry.  YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-fo7O8B_mk 404 Media Los Angeles event details (free for subscribers; $10 otherwise) a16z-Backed AI Site Civitai Is Mostly Porn, Despite Claiming Otherwise Hugging Face Is Hosting 5,000 Nonconsensual AI Models of Real People Payment Processors Are Pushing AI Porn Off Its Biggest Platforms 'Save Our Signs' Wants to Save the Real History of National Parks Before Trump Erases It The Media's Pivot to AI Is Not Real and Not Going to Work Subscribe at 404media.co for bonus content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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