Taryn O'Neill // Worldbuilding, AI & Protopia

In this episode of **Film3 OG**, Jordan sits down with filmmaker, futurist, writer, and creative technologist **Taryn O’Neill** for a deep conversation about storytelling, AI, science, world-building, and our responsibility to imagine better futures. They explore Taryn’s idea of **protopia** — futures made incrementally better through human agency — and why storytelling can help us process rapid technological and cultural change. For Taryn, story is infrastructure: a way humans have always made sense of uncertainty, crisis, possibility, and transformation. They also talk about the democratization of filmmaking, AI as a creative resource rather than an end in itself, lived experience, non-human intelligence, climate storytelling, and why creators must participate in shaping the systems that will define the next era. At its heart, this is a conversation about agency: **the future is not something we simply wait for. It is something we imagine, build, question, and help shape.** **Find Taryn on** LInkedIn Click SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an episode. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Film3™ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ presents the Film3 OG Podcast, brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Squad⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. \------------------------------- **About Film3™ OG** Film3™ OG is the flagship podcast of Film3™, the flagship brand of The Squad, founded by Jordan Bayne. Host Jordan Bayne sits down with the founders, filmmakers, artists, builders, and investors shaping creator-led entertainment. Episodes explore GenAI, IP ownership, decentralized financing, marketing, and the future of distribution — the next wave of cinema. **Film3™** Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://film3.io⁠⁠⁠ The Squad: ⁠⁠⁠https://filmsquad.io⁠⁠⁠ The Squad on X: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Film3Squad⁠⁠⁠ The Squad on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/film3squad⁠⁠⁠ The Squad on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF-bQ4\_cNRth0XE-C60wzvw⁠⁠⁠ The Squad on Discord: ⁠⁠⁠https://t.co/tvUph8QCZm⁠⁠⁠ **Jordan Bayne** Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.jordanbayne.com⁠⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/jordanbayne⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jordan\_bayne⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-bayne⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠https://jordanbayne.substack.com⁠⁠⁠ Film3™ is a trademark of Jordan Bayne and the flagship brand of The Film Squad LLC, operating publicly as The Squad. Film3™ OG is a program of The Film Squad LLC under the Film3™ brand. All rights reserved. © 2026 The Film Squad LLC.