What happens when the biggest technology shift in history collides with the way we tell stories?

Guy Gadney has spent his career at that intersection. He's the CEO and Founder of Charismatic.ai, a company at the forefront of Creative AI for over 15 years, and has built and led digital businesses across international media and telco organizations through three startups. With Charismatic.ai, Guy is transforming how AI is used in film, television, and video games — always asking how technology can serve better storytelling, not replace it.

In this episode, Guy and Pauline dig into the cultural fault lines of AI adoption: why some cultures embrace it and others resist, the bias baked into early AI datasets, and why "human in the loop" might be the wrong way to think about creative collaboration with machines. They trace the throughline from Shakespeare's touring troupes to interactive CD-ROMs to today's mobile-first, vertical storytelling — and unpack why the writers' strikes were never really just about AI.

Guy also shares the origin story behind Charismatic.ai, the philosophy of "computer in the loop," and a closing thought that reframes the whole AI conversation: it's not about technical brilliance, it's about whether a story makes you feel something.

Whether you're riding the tsunami or still standing on the beach, this conversation will change how you think about AI's place in creative work.

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