Mark Halperin

They'll pay them a million bucks or more to appear because they could listen.

You say, I want to hire Mariah Carey to come sing All I Want for Christmas at my

at my Christmas party.

You could play the music on any device in your pocket.

You could get that.

But if you want her there, adjacent, rare, you pay a lot for it.

People don't really like to talk about this.

But for some people, the superior experience is, in fact, online, on the internet, on social media.

That's good for them because they can get it anywhere.

It's more affordable.

And they may prefer it that way, okay, as opposed to having a real-world experience, an environment that's real with a real person as opposed to something created by AI.

okay but as the virtual world starts to occupy more of our time more of our attention okay that means that real world real human experiences more and more are going to be rare and therefore more special more important more valuable now this is a virtual experience you're not in the room with me although you know we'll do some in-person events and people will pay for that as well or enjoy coming to that

But what I'm doing here, AI can't do.

I'm talking to you.

I'm a human being.

You're familiar with me.

There's so many examples of this.

The best and highest status stuff, handmade shoes, handmade watches,

All of that is going to be sold at a higher price and be a valuable commodity.

Many people will just care about stuff created by AI, but some people will pay for and be more attracted to stuff like this.