We chat with Jeremy Carrasco (@jeremyfindsai) about the most common uses of AI-generated video, what to make of the US-Iran meme war, and why beloved intellectual property can only be what it is when it’s created by humans. In Falcon Mode, we chat about the new DualShot Recorder iPhone app, made by @derrickdowneyjr to solve his own frustrating problem. Links:@jeremyfindsai on <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jeremyfindsai">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jeremyfindsai/">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@JeremyFindsAI">YouTube</a>Jeremy’s publication, <a href="http://riddance.ai">riddance.ai</a> 404 Media articles on <a href="https://www.404media.co/iran-is-winning-the-ai-slop-propaganda-war/">the US-Iran slopaganda war</a> and <a href="https://www.404media.co/where-facebooks-ai-slop-comes-from/">where Facebook’s AI slop comes from</a>We’d love to hear from you. Email us at <a href="mailto:heyactuallyuseful@gmail.com">heyactuallyuseful@gmail.com</a> or find us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/actuallyusefulpod">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@actuallyusefulpod">TikTok</a> (reluctantly).

The Promises and Pitfalls of Self-Publishing

Why do so many once-beloved internet platforms end up toxic, predatory, and unusable? In an age where tech giants have monopolized our attention, privacy, and livelihoods, how can individuals claw back some agency? 

Every other Thursday, Actually Useful co-hosts Ariel and Josh talk with creators of radically useful consumer tech to explore what it takes to build and protect the loveliest parts of the internet. If you’re exhausted by parasitic products and feel trapped in an ecosystem of unethical, undelightful tech, this one’s for you.