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Neistat: AI Media Will Cause Real Creator Erosion Within 5-6 Years
“I think five or six years from now, we're going to start to see real sort of erosion in the space because what they're delivering is going to be so good.”
Neistat: First #1 AI Song Will Be a Novelty Track, Not Soulful
“We haven't had a number one song yet that's completely AI generated, but it's going to come out of nowhere. It's going to be, like, Gangnam style, which, like, the novelty of it allows us to dismiss the lack of humanity that this song has. The first AI song th…”
Neistat: AI will cause real erosion for creators within 5-6 years
“I think five or six years from now, we're going to start to see real sort of erosion in the space because what they're delivering is going to be so good.”
Neistat: AI rise will create extreme premium on distinct human voices
“I think that there is going to be an extreme premium, but on the humans that are able to sustain because of what they represent uniquely.”
Neistat: Synthetic Media Wave Will Place Extreme Premium on Human Voice
“The optimistic take on that is I think that there is going to be an extreme premium, but on the humans that are able to sustain because of what they represent uniquely.”
Neistat: iPhone 5 was the last phone without algorithmic photography
“Like, I think the iPhone five was the last iPhone where when you took a picture, just sort of took a picture. And then after that, every time you take a picture now on any modern smartphone, it takes a picture and then runs it through an algorithm to make the …”
Neistat criticizes Wave smart glasses for allowing users to disable recording lights
“Look, on, on Wave's website in the Q&A, there's a question like, is there an indicator light? And their answer is, yeah, but you can turn it off.”
Neistat: Retro handheld emulators render inaccurately using high-density pixel scaling
“So when you buy one of those handheld emulators that looks like a Game Boy, the Chinese made ones, they have fairly high, high pixel density screens on them. So in order for them to give the look of an old Game Boy, you're using multiple pixels to emulate a si…”
Neistat: Matching the vintage Game Boy screen was harder than modern screens
“So it was actually harder to build something that matched the quality of a product that's 20 years old. Then it would be to actually get the latest and greatest screen and just plug it in there.”
Neistat: iPhone 5 Was the Last Un-Algorithmic iPhone Camera
“I think the iPhone five was the last iPhone where when you took a picture, just sort of took a picture. And then after that, every time you take a picture now on any modern smartphone, it takes a picture and then runs it through an algorithm to make the pictur…”
Neistat: Gen Z adopting retro tech for individuality will continue
“And that's why we're seeing these sort of Gen Z types, you know, looking for older tech that's, that reflects more of who they are, more individuality. And I think that's a trend that we're going to see continue.”
Neistat: Meta putting smart glasses in Ray-Bans was a brilliant decision
“I think that Meta's decision to put wearable glasses with a camera on them in Ray-Bans, the most common sunglasses in the world, was brilliant because we're all familiar with this pair of sunglasses. Like, there was no learning curve. There was no, like, what'…”
Neistat: ModRetro's goal is to build the last Game Boy needed
“I think Palmer's quote when I was interviewing him was, we don't want to build another Game Boy, we want to build the last Game Boy. Like, the last one that ever needs to be built.”
Neistat: Matching 20-year-old Game Boy screens is harder than modern displays
“It was actually harder to build something That match the quality of a product that's 20 years old than it would be to actually get the latest and greatest screen and just plug it in there.”
Neistat: Rebuilding retro hardware lacks technical constraints, making boundary-setting difficult
“When you go in the other direction, but there's kind of no limits and you're looking to make something that was made 30 years ago. The problem is like, where do you draw the line? And I think that's a really it's a really interesting thing to try to overcome a…”
Neistat: Gen Z's adoption of vintage tech aesthetics will continue
“And that's why we're seeing these sort of Gen Z types, you know, looking for older tech that's, that reflects more of who they are, more individuality. And I think that's a trend that we're going to see continue.”
Neistat: Meta integrating cameras into familiar Ray-Ban frames was a brilliant move
“I think that Meta's decision to put wearable glasses with a camera on them in Ray-Bans, the most common sunglasses in the world, was brilliant because we're all familiar with this pair of sunglasses.”
Neistat: Apple Vision Pro does not work well on airplanes
“Which, by the way, it doesn't work for me on an airplane. Like, I didn't like it at all on an airplane.”
Neistat: First AI hit song will be a novelty like Gangnam Style
“We haven't had a number one song yet that's completely AI generated, but it's going to come out of nowhere. It's going to be, like, Gangnam style, which, like, the novelty of it allows us to dismiss the lack of humanity that this song has. The first AI song th…”
Neistat: ModRetro's mission is rebuilding beloved retro electronics to last forever
“My understanding of Mod Retro, at least what I want it to be, and I think what Palmer and what Torin also want it to be, is like, let's identify Consumer electronics that people just love, like, had an unbelievable relationship where they really, like, the lov…”
Neistat: Beme was initially built around Google Glass in 2014
“My software development company, Beam, my startup we started that company in 2014, and a little known aspect of that company is, initially, it was built around Google Glass. And we actually, you know, we rewrote the code, we rewrote the software that Google Gl…”