AI Insiders: Media & Content, a landmark live event hosted by Marvelous on May 14, gathered 150 curated guests, including founders, VCs, journalists, and AI creatives, on the edge of the Silicon Valley, beneath the glow of Swissnex’s iconic Pier 17 in San Francisco.
It was a full-sensory, real-time experience where saxophone and Napa reds meet algorithmic piano, journalism, unscripted insights on the future of agentic AI, fundraising on media, and AI-powered creativity.
“We don’t just want people to hear about the future, we want them to feel it,” says Merve Isler, founder and CEO of Marvelous, while opening the AI Insiders event. “This night is about immersion, intuition, and insight, the human side of machine intelligence.”
“We don’t just want people to hear about the future, we want them to feel it,” says Merve Isler, founder and CEO of Marvelous, while opening the AI Insiders event. “This night is about immersion, intuition, and insight, the human side of machine intelligence.”
Insights from the AI Insiders Stage
The stage hosted bold voices exploring the ethical, cultural, and technological frontiers of AI-driven media and content creation.
- Prof. De Kai – Co-creator of Google Translate: “We are the last generation of humans to have the privilege of parenting the AIs. Every future generation of AIs will be raised by AIs.”
- Cüneyt Özdemir – Journalist and founder of DeepNot.tv: “We built the world’s first AI-powered news website, without a single journalist.”
- Avni Barman – Founder of Gen She: “If you’re not a huge celeb or a micro-creator with a cult following, you’ll get crushed in the middle. There are no shortcuts anymore.”
- C.C. Gong – Principal at Menlo Ventures: “If you don’t know who’s going to hand you your first $100M in revenue, you’re not building a business, you’re gambling.”
- Victoria Herlitz – Scaled Partner Manager & Program Lead at Meta and panel moderator: “Social media used to connect people. Now it’s mostly media, and we’re lonelier than ever. I’m curious what will bring the ‘social’ back.”
- Prof. Ramesh Raskar – MIT Media Lab: “If we work hard to keep these ecosystems open, vibrant, and neutral, we’ll see thousands of creators building the intelligent world, not just using it."
- Julian Reyes – Director of Virtual Worlds Museum: “Nobody knew what a website was at the beginning of the internet. Now we’re at that same inflection point, with AI-prompted worlds.”
Innovation in Real Time: Marvelous × PLAUD.AI × Pirix
This release was crafted and published before the final session ended, a milestone in real-time editorial collaboration powered by AI. As thought leaders on stage explored the frontiers of generative storytelling, AI agents, and synthetic journalism, PLAUD.AI and media-content visibility platform Pirix worked seamlessly behind the scenes, capturing, structuring, and transforming every key moment into a cohesive narrative in real time.
PLAUD.AI, a San Francisco-based leader in AI-native note-taking technology, recorded and intelligently organized every key moment of the event. In parallel, the Pirix team worked live to write, edit, and release a fully formed press bulletin before the event officially concluded.
This seamless collaboration transformed Marvelous's AI Insiders event series into a media milestone, where the content became the communication.
Another evening highlight was an AI-powered piano performance by Ayşedeniz Gökçin (AyseDeniz Gokcin), a globally acclaimed pianist and composer who integrates classical music with machine learning. Her live piece, “AI-Improv Piano Journey” explored classical themes re-imagined with AI accompaniment, combining emotional depth, narrative structure, and real-time AI interaction, offering a unique example of how creativity and computation can come together. KAWAI, a partner of this session, made it possible to close the event with a hybrid performance of classical artistry and machine improvisation.
At AI Insiders: Media & Content, the startup showcase featured a lineup of emerging ventures shaping the future of media with AI. Presenting on stage were HOOPT (Ali Dagli), Boundless AI (Archna Sharma), NewPort AI (Melis Gullu), KLING AI (Tony Pu), and BitHuman AI (Efe Aladag). Each brought forward innovative approaches to how content is created, distributed, and experienced through artificial intelligence.
Partners for this event included Marvelous, Swissnex, Pirix, HOOPT, PLAUD.AI, and KAWAI.
About Marvelous
Marvelous is an AI-powered experiential B2B marketing platform that transforms brand moments into measurable outcomes. By combining intelligent agents with physical presence, Marvelous helps brands create events that drive real connection—fast, scalable, and human-centered. Founded by Merve Isler, Marvelous has powered over 160 communities globally and now leads the AI Insiders series. In this curated space, the builders of tomorrow can meet, collaborate, and feel what’s next. For more information, visit themarvelo.us.
About AI Insiders
AI Insiders is more than just a series of events; it is a global network of high-impact AI gatherings, designed to unite innovative founders, investors, and enterprise leaders. It offers exclusive access to deal flow, deep insights, and a focus on community-first values. This network is where the future of AI collaboration begins. To learn more, visit themarvelo.us/ai.
