The Future Frames Podcast with Andy Beach

Andy Beach

Future Frames explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping media infrastructure. Conversations with founders, technologists, standards leaders, and operators building the next generation of production, distribution, and trust systems. www.futureframes.media

Episodes

  1. Episode 009 - Stop Saying AI

    5d ago

    Episode 009 - Stop Saying AI

    Everyone has an opinion about AI. Most of the debate misses what actually matters. In this episode, Andy Beach is joined by Tom Merritt for a conversation about technology adoption, consumer perception, and the widening gap between AI hype and practical reality. Drawing on years of reporting and analysis, Tom explores how AI is being marketed, how people are reacting to it, and why many organizations are still struggling to understand where it creates real value. The discussion examines automation, enterprise adoption, agents, search, and the growing public skepticism surrounding AI. Together, they unpack why businesses often measure the wrong outcomes, why consumers care more about results than technology, and how the industry continues to oversell capabilities while underselling practical benefits. From comparisons to the early days of the internet to predictions about where AI adoption goes next, this episode offers a grounded look at one of the most important technology shifts of our time. As AI becomes embedded into everyday products and services, the future may belong to the companies that stop talking about AI and start focusing on what it helps people accomplish. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.futureframes.media

    38 min
  2. Episode 008 - Brian and Andy Go Galaxy Brain

    May 18

    Episode 008 - Brian and Andy Go Galaxy Brain

    As AI reshapes media, the real battleground may not be creation. It may be discovery. In this episode, Andy Beach is joined by Brian Brushwood for a wide-ranging conversation on AI, algorithms, identity, and the future of audience behavior. From creator economics and recommendation systems to prompt engineering and cognitive outsourcing, the discussion explores how media is becoming increasingly programmable, personalized, and fragmented. Brian breaks down how platforms shape attention, why discovery systems act as invisible infrastructure, and how creators are adapting to a world where algorithms increasingly mediate culture. The conversation also dives into AI as both collaborator and mirror, exposing human bias, reinforcing patterns, and changing how people think, communicate, and create. As content volume explodes and AI-generated media becomes indistinguishable from everything around it, authenticity, taste, and human perspective become more valuable, not less. The future may not belong to the creators with the biggest reach, but to the ones who develop recognizable signal inside an infinite stream of noise. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.futureframes.media

    50 min
  3. Episode 007 - Funding the Media Stack

    May 4

    Episode 007 - Funding the Media Stack

    Media innovation is not only driven by technology. It is driven by where capital flows. In this episode, Andy Beach is joined by Seth Hallen to explore how investment is shaping the next phase of the media stack. From his experience as an operator to building a sector-focused venture fund, Seth breaks down why domain expertise is becoming critical in backing the right companies at the intersection of AI, infrastructure, and storytelling. The conversation centers on a growing imbalance in the ecosystem. While creation tools continue to accelerate, monetization, discovery, and audience connection remain underbuilt. They unpack why many founders misread market size, how consumer spend has shifted in the streaming era, and where new models like microdramas are unlocking dormant demand. AI plays a role, but not where most expect. The real opportunity is not replacing creativity, but improving how content is discovered, matched to audiences, and turned into sustainable economic value. As the stack evolves, the winners will be the ones who control the connection between creators, consumers, and capital. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.futureframes.media

    40 min
  4. Episode 006 - When Editing Becomes Infrastructure

    Apr 27

    Episode 006 - When Editing Becomes Infrastructure

    Editing is no longer only a creative act. It is becoming infrastructure. In this episode, Andy Beach is joined by Sumit Rai and Kel Lowinsky from Elevate.io to explore how post-production is shifting from standalone tools to cloud-based systems. What was once a single-user workflow is evolving into a shared, collaborative environment where media, compute, and teams operate in the same layer. The conversation breaks down the transition from hardware-bound editing to browser-based platforms, the rise of real-time collaboration, and the role of AI as an assistive layer that removes friction without replacing creative control. From live collaboration inside the timeline to integrated review, asset management, and semantic search, editing is becoming a continuous system rather than a linear process. As workflows centralize and scale, the real change is not how content is cut, but how it is accessed, shared, and shaped across teams. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.futureframes.media

    40 min
  5. Episode 005 - Power, Platforms, and the AI Floor

    Apr 20

    Episode 005 - Power, Platforms, and the AI Floor

    Media has never been only about content. It has always been about control. In this episode, Andy Beach is joined by Darren Cross to unpack how power has shifted from studios to platforms, and what happens next as AI becomes embedded in the stack. From Netflix and YouTube to TikTok, the conversation explores how distribution, data, and algorithmic routing reshaped the creator economy and redefined who actually owns the audience. They break down the idea that creators are often building inside systems they do not control, where visibility is rented and success is shaped by platform logic. AI enters as both an accelerant and a disruptor. It lowers the cost of creation, increases supply, and raises the baseline quality, while reinforcing the advantage of platforms that control data, discovery, and monetization. The result is a system where the floor rises, but power does not necessarily redistribute. As infrastructure evolves, the real question is not who creates, but who controls the connection to the audience and how that control is maintained at scale. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.futureframes.media

    31 min
  6. Episode 004 - Provenance, Trust & the Media Chain

    Apr 13

    Episode 004 - Provenance, Trust & the Media Chain

    In this episode, Andy Beach is joined by Renard Jenkins, President & CEO of I2A2 Technologies and former SMPTE president, and Olga Kornienko, Co-Founder and COO of EZDRM, to explore how provenance must function across the full media chain. From development and production to distribution and playback, the conversation focuses on how content can be tracked, traced, and validated as it moves through increasingly automated AI workflows. They break down the role of standards, unique identifiers, and metadata in preserving authorship, context, and transformation history. The discussion also highlights the real challenges. Limited adoption, lack of education, and the need for industry-wide coordination. Trust in the AI era will depend on systems that can preserve origin, track change, and maintain accountability across the entire media lifecycle. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.futureframes.media

    48 min
  7. Episode 003 - The Creator Stack: Trust, Tools, and Control in the Age of AI

    Apr 6

    Episode 003 - The Creator Stack: Trust, Tools, and Control in the Age of AI

    Creators are no longer only talent. They are infrastructure. In this episode, Andy Beach is joined by two voices who have lived the creator economy from different angles to explore how AI is reshaping the entire stack. From democratized creation and shifting production workflows to the collapse of traditional metrics, the conversation centers on one core question: what replaces trust when everything can be generated? The discussion dives into identity, authenticity, and the emerging idea of a “trust graph,” where credibility becomes more valuable than views or followers. As tools get more powerful and content volume explodes, creators face a new reality. The edge will not come from polish. It will come from clarity, consistency, and the ability to prove you are real. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.futureframes.media

    47 min
  8. Episode 002 - SMPTE: Standards, Structure & the AI Century

    Mar 30

    Episode 002 - SMPTE: Standards, Structure & the AI Century

    SMPTE has spent over a century shaping the foundations of media technology. Now, as AI transforms how content is created, distributed, and understood, that role is evolving. In this episode, Andy Beach is joined by leaders from SMPTE to explore how standards are expanding beyond signal and format into governance, metadata, and system design. The conversation examines the growing importance of shared structure, the risks and responsibilities of AI-driven workflows, and how education and industry alignment must adapt to keep pace. This is a look at the invisible frameworks guiding the future of media and what it will take to ensure they remain clear, interoperable, and accountable. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.futureframes.media

    43 min
  9. Episode 001 - Industry Insights with Renard Jenkins

    Mar 23

    Episode 001 - Industry Insights with Renard Jenkins

    In this episode of Future Frames, Andy Beach is joined by Renard Jenkins, a veteran media and technology executive, CEO of I2A2 Technologies, and former president of SMPTE. This episode will unpack the infrastructure shaping AI-driven media. Together, they explore identity systems, standards, provenance, and ethical design, and why trust in the AI era depends on interoperable systems that can track, trace, and attribute content at scale. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.futureframes.media

    40 min
  10. COMING SOON: FUTURE FRAMES PODCAST

    Mar 20

    COMING SOON: FUTURE FRAMES PODCAST

    Future Frames is a podcast about who controls the media stack in the age of AI. Hosted by Andy Beach, it examines how infrastructure, algorithms, and economics shape what gets made, what gets seen, and who gets paid. Each episode goes beyond surface trends to unpack the systems quietly redefining creativity, ownership, and power in modern media. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.futureframes.media

    1 min
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