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How AI & Prediction Markets Bought Every Creator in America

Brandfathers··13 August 2026·25 min

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The Brandfathers break down how the sponsorship bag got so big nobody's ashamed of taking it and why AI can't win the culture war it's already losing. Plus: why a top 0.5% AI user still can't explain what an agent does, and the one category that finally makes normal people care. 0:00 Back after the break1:30 World Cup vibe check3:45 The open grift era6:30 Why the bags got huge7:45 OpenAI's brand trip backlash10:00 AI's two unbeatable memes12:00 AI is the new politics14:00 Nobody's adopting agents15:00 Top 0.5% can't explain it17:30 The laddering problem20:00 Health is the killer app21:50 Wearables are botching it Follow the hosts:Jordan — @jordanrogersAshwinn — @ShwinnabegobrandOren — @orenmeetsworld Newsletter: https://www.Brandfathers.org Subscribe for unfiltered marketing breakdowns from the most trusted fathers in the game.