I don’t think I am the only one annoyed by the homogenization of content, driven by a combination of social media, reduced attention spans, AI and human slop, and strict PR and corporate messaging policies. The side effect of this is that in-person human interaction is becoming more valuable and worth cultivating.
This is why I invited Keith Dyer at The Mobile Network to talk about this on Sparring Partners. He has launched a new in-person conference with a format that puts attendee interaction at the forefront. In our conversation, we discussed how industry events have evolved as we become submerged in (and want to avoid) repetitive, shallow content increasingly generated or over-edited by AI.
- How to preserve independent and diverse views at events and more generally in the published content
- How to make events more interactive and more valuable to those attending them
- How should we think of genuine connections beyond traditional metrics
Mentions: Check out Keith’s next event on NTN and Sparring Partners in-person meetings
You can watch the video of this podcast and read the transcript on Sparring Partners’ Substack
