AI Has Become Media's Operating Layer
Netflix's $600M Deal, Hollywood's Performative Resistance, and a Structural Shift That Cannot Be Undone
AI is no longer a toolbox. It is already the infrastructure of the media industry — its operating layer. Functions once scattered across the workflow — metadata tagging, QC automation, transcript generation, recommendation engines — are now integrated into a single intelligent system. That layer routes content, enforces compliance, and drives the day-to-day operations of every workflow from the newsroom to ad insertion.