Gavin Purcell
@gavinpurcell.bsky.social
lame, old, mostly boring
@hankgreen.bsky.social i don't come here often but for some reason i feel compelled to share this video i made with you. i think you might like it? I wanted to find some grey area in the AI debate that VEO 3 has started
youtu.be/rKR2NkNpeQo?...
youtu.be/rKR2NkNpeQo?...
Is VEO 3 really the death of human creativity?
YouTube video by AI For Humans
youtu.be
May 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
@hankgreen.bsky.social i don't come here often but for some reason i feel compelled to share this video i made with you. i think you might like it? I wanted to find some grey area in the AI debate that VEO 3 has started
youtu.be/rKR2NkNpeQo?...
youtu.be/rKR2NkNpeQo?...
April 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I’ve started writing some longer pieces about AI and creative work.
This week: The Ghibli-LOTR trailer, AI copy paste content & why AI tools maximizing our skills for virality and not originality.
Link: aiforhumans.beehiiv.com/p/ai-ripoffs...
This week: The Ghibli-LOTR trailer, AI copy paste content & why AI tools maximizing our skills for virality and not originality.
Link: aiforhumans.beehiiv.com/p/ai-ripoffs...
AI Ripoffs, Rage-Clicks, and the Battle for Human Creativity
Why AI content that mimics or copies human creativity thrives & how you can use AI tools to reclaim originality.
aiforhumans.beehiiv.com
April 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I’ve started writing some longer pieces about AI and creative work.
This week: The Ghibli-LOTR trailer, AI copy paste content & why AI tools maximizing our skills for virality and not originality.
Link: aiforhumans.beehiiv.com/p/ai-ripoffs...
This week: The Ghibli-LOTR trailer, AI copy paste content & why AI tools maximizing our skills for virality and not originality.
Link: aiforhumans.beehiiv.com/p/ai-ripoffs...
Damn it, RIP Val Kilmer
Real Genius sure did mean a lot to us nerds in the 1980s
Real Genius sure did mean a lot to us nerds in the 1980s
April 2, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Damn it, RIP Val Kilmer
Real Genius sure did mean a lot to us nerds in the 1980s
Real Genius sure did mean a lot to us nerds in the 1980s
I wrote some words on why some AI slop might actually be good.
Of course, this revelation came to me after I fell into a TikTok rabbit hole so keep that lil fact in mind.
aiforhumans.beehiiv.com/p/maybe-ai-s...
Of course, this revelation came to me after I fell into a TikTok rabbit hole so keep that lil fact in mind.
aiforhumans.beehiiv.com/p/maybe-ai-s...
Maybe AI Slop Is Actually Good?
It pollutes our social feeds but viral AI Slop is training a new generation on how to tell compelling stories with AI tools
aiforhumans.beehiiv.com
March 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I wrote some words on why some AI slop might actually be good.
Of course, this revelation came to me after I fell into a TikTok rabbit hole so keep that lil fact in mind.
aiforhumans.beehiiv.com/p/maybe-ai-s...
Of course, this revelation came to me after I fell into a TikTok rabbit hole so keep that lil fact in mind.
aiforhumans.beehiiv.com/p/maybe-ai-s...
there’s a McDonald’s in the pentagon
March 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
there’s a McDonald’s in the pentagon
Reposted by Gavin Purcell
New AI For Humans & Kevin is back!
Today...
-- Elon vs OpenAI (plus bonus GPT-5 news)
-- The Paris AI summit & our new e/acc VP
-- Pikadditions & Adobe Firefly Beta Demos
And, unfortunately, more than ten seconds on AI feet.
YT below and audio available EVERYWHERE....
youtu.be/U08zNhi_r3U?...
Today...
-- Elon vs OpenAI (plus bonus GPT-5 news)
-- The Paris AI summit & our new e/acc VP
-- Pikadditions & Adobe Firefly Beta Demos
And, unfortunately, more than ten seconds on AI feet.
YT below and audio available EVERYWHERE....
youtu.be/U08zNhi_r3U?...
Fight For The Future of AI: OpenAI vs Elon vs The World
YouTube video by AI For Humans
youtu.be
February 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
New AI For Humans & Kevin is back!
Today...
-- Elon vs OpenAI (plus bonus GPT-5 news)
-- The Paris AI summit & our new e/acc VP
-- Pikadditions & Adobe Firefly Beta Demos
And, unfortunately, more than ten seconds on AI feet.
YT below and audio available EVERYWHERE....
youtu.be/U08zNhi_r3U?...
Today...
-- Elon vs OpenAI (plus bonus GPT-5 news)
-- The Paris AI summit & our new e/acc VP
-- Pikadditions & Adobe Firefly Beta Demos
And, unfortunately, more than ten seconds on AI feet.
YT below and audio available EVERYWHERE....
youtu.be/U08zNhi_r3U?...
a new era is upon us
February 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
a new era is upon us
This might be the greatest sports quote of my lifetime (now that I relate):
Lebron James' response when asked what it meant that he joined Michael Jordan as the only NBA player to score 40 points after the age of 40...
Lebron James' response when asked what it meant that he joined Michael Jordan as the only NBA player to score 40 points after the age of 40...
February 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This might be the greatest sports quote of my lifetime (now that I relate):
Lebron James' response when asked what it meant that he joined Michael Jordan as the only NBA player to score 40 points after the age of 40...
Lebron James' response when asked what it meant that he joined Michael Jordan as the only NBA player to score 40 points after the age of 40...
Talked with @barrons.com Jack Hough about AI.
Lot of Deepseek but the stick around towards the end where we discuss the future of Hollywood and AI video.
Little sneak in this of a talk I'm giving at NATPE next week...
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/5TK1...
Apple Podcasts:
apple.co/4hllIKu
Lot of Deepseek but the stick around towards the end where we discuss the future of Hollywood and AI video.
Little sneak in this of a talk I'm giving at NATPE next week...
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/5TK1...
Apple Podcasts:
apple.co/4hllIKu
China's AI Breakthrough Rewrites the Script
Barron's Streetwise · Episode
open.spotify.com
January 31, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Talked with @barrons.com Jack Hough about AI.
Lot of Deepseek but the stick around towards the end where we discuss the future of Hollywood and AI video.
Little sneak in this of a talk I'm giving at NATPE next week...
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/5TK1...
Apple Podcasts:
apple.co/4hllIKu
Lot of Deepseek but the stick around towards the end where we discuss the future of Hollywood and AI video.
Little sneak in this of a talk I'm giving at NATPE next week...
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/5TK1...
Apple Podcasts:
apple.co/4hllIKu
New AI For Humans out now!
NEW EP TODAY:
-- Project Stargate causes Elon & Sam Altman beef
-- Deepseek's R1 is open-source and very good
-- OpenAI's Operator on the way... what is it?
All that & @gavinpurcell.bsky.social spills on himself and Kevin DOESN'T LET IT GO.
YT below & audio everywhere!
youtu.be/_wtKp8YWkJs?...
-- Project Stargate causes Elon & Sam Altman beef
-- Deepseek's R1 is open-source and very good
-- OpenAI's Operator on the way... what is it?
All that & @gavinpurcell.bsky.social spills on himself and Kevin DOESN'T LET IT GO.
YT below & audio everywhere!
youtu.be/_wtKp8YWkJs?...
AI Speeds Up Again: OpenAI's Stargate, Deepseek R1 & More AI News
YouTube video by AI For Humans
youtu.be
January 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
New AI For Humans out now!
I get unreasonably mad every time I see a video of that guy who spins paint cans above a canvas.
Not his fault. I’ll own this.
Not his fault. I’ll own this.
January 21, 2025 at 7:32 AM
I get unreasonably mad every time I see a video of that guy who spins paint cans above a canvas.
Not his fault. I’ll own this.
Not his fault. I’ll own this.
Weird story but someone bought gavinpurcell dot com like 15 years ago and I never had a personal website...
well, they let it expire and NOW I NEED YOUR HELP
this is the most basic thing for now but I want you to help me make it better and by you i mean everyone
(more below)
well, they let it expire and NOW I NEED YOUR HELP
this is the most basic thing for now but I want you to help me make it better and by you i mean everyone
(more below)
January 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Weird story but someone bought gavinpurcell dot com like 15 years ago and I never had a personal website...
well, they let it expire and NOW I NEED YOUR HELP
this is the most basic thing for now but I want you to help me make it better and by you i mean everyone
(more below)
well, they let it expire and NOW I NEED YOUR HELP
this is the most basic thing for now but I want you to help me make it better and by you i mean everyone
(more below)
Feeling deeply for a lot of people we know personally who lost their houses yesterday. It's insane to see how many homes are just gone.
But whomever just sent out that alert to everyone in the entire city of LA... good lord.
My Mom called me as the alert was going off still.
But whomever just sent out that alert to everyone in the entire city of LA... good lord.
My Mom called me as the alert was going off still.
January 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Feeling deeply for a lot of people we know personally who lost their houses yesterday. It's insane to see how many homes are just gone.
But whomever just sent out that alert to everyone in the entire city of LA... good lord.
My Mom called me as the alert was going off still.
But whomever just sent out that alert to everyone in the entire city of LA... good lord.
My Mom called me as the alert was going off still.
holy shit Kneecap on Netflix is incredible
January 4, 2025 at 6:48 AM
holy shit Kneecap on Netflix is incredible
Reposted by Gavin Purcell
It's a new AI For Humans!
We give our 2025 predictions for the AI space as well as chat a bit more about OpenAI's's o3 model.
Plus, bonus on the audio edition... we fed NotebookLM all our 2024 episodes to see how we did... and roast us.
YT link 👇 and audio everywhere!
youtu.be/47Lsa_Pu9zY?...
We give our 2025 predictions for the AI space as well as chat a bit more about OpenAI's's o3 model.
Plus, bonus on the audio edition... we fed NotebookLM all our 2024 episodes to see how we did... and roast us.
YT link 👇 and audio everywhere!
youtu.be/47Lsa_Pu9zY?...
December 27, 2024 at 7:01 PM
It's a new AI For Humans!
We give our 2025 predictions for the AI space as well as chat a bit more about OpenAI's's o3 model.
Plus, bonus on the audio edition... we fed NotebookLM all our 2024 episodes to see how we did... and roast us.
YT link 👇 and audio everywhere!
youtu.be/47Lsa_Pu9zY?...
We give our 2025 predictions for the AI space as well as chat a bit more about OpenAI's's o3 model.
Plus, bonus on the audio edition... we fed NotebookLM all our 2024 episodes to see how we did... and roast us.
YT link 👇 and audio everywhere!
youtu.be/47Lsa_Pu9zY?...
Time for the Purcell family Xmas Eve tradition: Watching Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams’ classic holiday movie “Eurovision Song Contest”
December 25, 2024 at 5:23 AM
Time for the Purcell family Xmas Eve tradition: Watching Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams’ classic holiday movie “Eurovision Song Contest”
nothing like feeling pretty good about the growth of your independent podcast and then hearing about another indie podcast that has like 10x the listeners lol
December 16, 2024 at 10:23 PM
nothing like feeling pretty good about the growth of your independent podcast and then hearing about another indie podcast that has like 10x the listeners lol
the drone story feels like the first real post-truth mainstream news story
what I mean is that it feels like there is no truth that everyone will be satisfied by and it reaches across all different contingencies
what I mean is that it feels like there is no truth that everyone will be satisfied by and it reaches across all different contingencies
December 16, 2024 at 4:50 PM
the drone story feels like the first real post-truth mainstream news story
what I mean is that it feels like there is no truth that everyone will be satisfied by and it reaches across all different contingencies
what I mean is that it feels like there is no truth that everyone will be satisfied by and it reaches across all different contingencies
Reposted by Gavin Purcell
NEW SHOW DAY... and good lord, what a week.
- OpenAI shippin' like crazy
- GoogleDeepMind also shippin' like crazy
- Apple shippin' whatever genmojis are
And we spend a LOT of time with Sora, love how it breaks and have some issues with it.
YT link here & pod everywhere!
youtu.be/TcTz96xlAj8?...
- OpenAI shippin' like crazy
- GoogleDeepMind also shippin' like crazy
- Apple shippin' whatever genmojis are
And we spend a LOT of time with Sora, love how it breaks and have some issues with it.
YT link here & pod everywhere!
youtu.be/TcTz96xlAj8?...
December 12, 2024 at 4:37 PM
NEW SHOW DAY... and good lord, what a week.
- OpenAI shippin' like crazy
- GoogleDeepMind also shippin' like crazy
- Apple shippin' whatever genmojis are
And we spend a LOT of time with Sora, love how it breaks and have some issues with it.
YT link here & pod everywhere!
youtu.be/TcTz96xlAj8?...
- OpenAI shippin' like crazy
- GoogleDeepMind also shippin' like crazy
- Apple shippin' whatever genmojis are
And we spend a LOT of time with Sora, love how it breaks and have some issues with it.
YT link here & pod everywhere!
youtu.be/TcTz96xlAj8?...
honestly & truly enjoying this Lindsay Lohan Xmas Netflix movie
December 6, 2024 at 6:02 AM
honestly & truly enjoying this Lindsay Lohan Xmas Netflix movie
the wine is the shield we wield on this blessed day
November 29, 2024 at 1:34 AM
the wine is the shield we wield on this blessed day
dear brands,
next year, i don't need a thanksgiving email
next year, i don't need a thanksgiving email
November 28, 2024 at 7:49 PM
dear brands,
next year, i don't need a thanksgiving email
next year, i don't need a thanksgiving email
yams
what a word
what a word
November 28, 2024 at 6:35 AM
yams
what a word
what a word
Reposted by Gavin Purcell
NEW (EARLY) EPISODE!
We break down the 3 BIGGEST AI TRENDS for 2025:
- AI Agents!
- Inference Compute!
- The rise of AI Video & Audio!
Plus, what to say about AI while passing turkey and answers to your top AI questions.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!🦃 (link👇)
We break down the 3 BIGGEST AI TRENDS for 2025:
- AI Agents!
- Inference Compute!
- The rise of AI Video & Audio!
Plus, what to say about AI while passing turkey and answers to your top AI questions.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!🦃 (link👇)
November 27, 2024 at 4:01 PM
NEW (EARLY) EPISODE!
We break down the 3 BIGGEST AI TRENDS for 2025:
- AI Agents!
- Inference Compute!
- The rise of AI Video & Audio!
Plus, what to say about AI while passing turkey and answers to your top AI questions.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!🦃 (link👇)
We break down the 3 BIGGEST AI TRENDS for 2025:
- AI Agents!
- Inference Compute!
- The rise of AI Video & Audio!
Plus, what to say about AI while passing turkey and answers to your top AI questions.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!🦃 (link👇)