The Future of Media with Noah Smith and Chris Best, CEO of Substack

Today on Moment of Zen, we're airing a conversation with economist Noah Smith and Substack CEO Chris Best discussing the evolving media landscape. They dive into whether Twitter's dominance is waning, what features a successor platform would need, and how artificial intelligence is set to transform media as we know it. This conversation originally took place live on Noah's Substack: ⁠https://www.noahpinion.blog/⁠
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Introduction
(00:26) AI's Impact on Media
(02:08) The Shift to Independent Voices
(03:08) Platform Comparison: Which is Worst?
(05:06) Substack's Breaking News Opportunity
(07:20) The Golden Age of Twitter (2011-2023)
(08:36) OSINT Specialists and Live Blogging
(13:24) Solving the Chicken and Egg Problem
(13:29) Sponsors: Netsuite | Shopify
(18:26) AI-Powered Note-Taking and Curation
(20:46) What Will AI Do to the Internet?
(24:38) The Content Abundance Problem
(26:23) Why Human Perspective Matters
(29:30) AI as Force Multiplier
(32:58) Sponsors: AdQuick | Squad
(35:00) American Decline and Geopolitical Concerns
(38:20) The Size Problem: America vs China
(41:40) The Electric Technology Race
(45:00) The Solution: Million Noah AIs
(45:46) Wrap