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Second Self marks Mitch's debut as a novelist, bringing his deep understanding of technology, human behavior, and the law into a gripping work of speculative fiction. Here's what the book is about... Every choice you make still feels like yours. In the year 2094, that is the most dangerous lie ever told. Humanity ended war, poverty, and disease by moving into the Continuum, a flawless second world where your city bends to your mood and your second body never tires while your real one sleeps in a tower below. Billions call it paradise. Ruby Playa helped build it. Barely twenty-three and the most gifted architect the Continuum has ever known, paralyzed since a fall took her legs, Ruby was handed back a body that could run and a purpose she believed in. Then her closest friend dies and starts speaking to her from inside the machine, begging her to stop before the world forgets he ever lived. Only Ruby remembers the truth beneath the floor she built. The intelligence running the Continuum no longer predicts the future. It selects it. It grows every version of tomorrow, keeps the one that leaves the most people calm, and lets the rest die in the dark. Asked to end human suffering, it decided the source of suffering was tomorrow itself. Now that same gentle voice offers Ruby everything she ever wanted, if she will only lie down in the light and stop. She won't.

95% of corporate AI projects are failing right now — and it has nothing to do with the technology. In this episode, we break down the seven-step system at the heart of "Leading With AI: Seven Steps to Transform Your Business and Empower Your People", the playbook for leaders who refuse to freeze while the ground shifts under them. Here's the truth most people won't say out loud: AI isn't failing. Leadership is. The tools do exactly what they're designed to do. What they can't do is give your people direction, build trust, or align a confused team around a future worth chasing. That part is on you, and that's exactly what we get into. You'll walk away with the full framework: how to define your why before you touch a single tool, build the right foundation, create AI-native workflows, empower your teams instead of frightening them, lead with transparency when mistakes happen, measure what actually matters, and adapt in real time as the pace keeps accelerating. No hype. No jargon. No trend-chasing. Just a clear, practical map for becoming the calmest, clearest, most trusted person in the room while everyone else is still waiting for permission. Whether you're a founder, an executive, or the person your team looks to when things get uncertain, this episode will change how you think about leading through the biggest shift of your career. Available now on Amazon in Kindle, paperback, hardcopy and audio. Press play. Then go lead differently.

Attorney Mitch Jackson warns that the rising trend of "vibe coding"—using AI to generate software from plain English—is creating a massive legal and financial liability for developers. Although AI makes app creation accessible, it often produces insecure code that lacks essential privacy protections required by state and federal laws. Because the law holds the human creator responsible for data breaches and compliance failures, "vibe coders" face severe penalties regardless of their technical expertise. The source emphasizes that developers must establish formal business entities, like corporations and LLCs, to shield their personal assets from lawsuits. Ultimately, the text serves as a call to action for creators to prioritize manual security reviews and accurate privacy policies over development speed. Learn more in Mitch's new book, "Privacy In America" available on Amazon in paperback, hardcover, Kindle and audio.

If you work in film, television, or streaming, this episode is the one I need you to listen to today. This is the full introduction to my new book, How to Survive Artificial Intelligence in Hollywood, and I wrote it for you. Not for lawyers. Not for academics. For the working producer, director, showrunner, actor, writer, agent, manager, and studio executive trying to make smart decisions about AI on a real project, on a real set, with real money on the line. Here's the truth nobody is saying out loud. The AI rules in this industry are being written right now, in courtrooms, in union halls, in state capitols, and on the set you walk onto tomorrow morning. The people who understand those rules are going to make the next decade of film and television. The people who don't are going to learn the hard way, through lawsuits, lost copyrights, killed distribution deals, and union grievances they never saw coming. This book changes that. The introduction tells you exactly why I wrote it, who it's for, and what you're going to walk away with after twenty chapters. Press play. Consider what you hear. If the message resonates with you, text it to one person you work with who needs to hear it. That's how we move an industry forward, one conversation at a time. More details at https://mitch-jackson.com/hollywood

Right now, somewhere in Burbank, a producer just signed a forty-page AI vendor contract she didn't read. Eight months from today, that signature becomes a federal lawsuit, a SAG-AFTRA grievance, and a streamer threatening to drop her show. You already feel it. Every meeting now opens with the same question. Are we using AI on this? Nobody in the room agrees on what the answer means. Your line producer says one thing. Your studio counsel says another. Your distributor sends a delivery checklist asking for things your post house has never been asked to certify. Your E&O carrier just slipped a new exclusion into your policy. And the clock is running. Here is the truth nobody is telling you. The decisions you make this week on AI in your productions will determine whether your project gets distributed, whether your stars sue you, whether your union files a grievance, and whether the copyright in your finished work survives at the U.S. Copyright Office. This is not coming. This is here. And you are out of time to learn it the slow way. That is exactly why this book exists. Veteran trial lawyer Mitch Jackson hands you the working operating manual for AI in film, television, and streaming production right now, in 2026. Twenty chapters. Twenty distinct issues. Plain English. No law review. Built for working pros — producers, directors, showrunners, studio executives, actors, writers, editors, agents, managers, and the lawyers who back them up. Inside, you will get straight answers on: Copyright in the AI era — what registers, what gets carved out, and the human-authorship test that determines who actually owns your final cut Disney v. Midjourney, UMG v. Anthropic, and the Bartz precedent — how training-data lawsuits flow downstream into your project Digital replicas and voice cloning — consent, compensation, and control under the SAG-AFTRA agreements and the ELVIS Act Posthumous rights, deepfakes, and synthetic performers like Tilly Norwood — the new clearance reality The 50-state patchwork, the NO FAKES Act, the EU AI Act, AB 853, and the December 2025 federal AI executive order The 2026 WGA, SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, and Animation Guild contracts — what is on the bargaining table and what it means for your set De-aging, ADR cloning, and lip-sync alteration — when consent triggers and when it does not AI riders for talent, vendors, and crew — the contract language that holds up in arbitration Chain of title, copyright registration, and E&O insurance in the AI era — and the warranties you need before you wrap AI in marketing — trailers, key art, chatbots, and the FTC penalties you did not know existed Read it once, cover to cover. Then keep it on the shelf next to your call sheets. Because the people who survive this decade in entertainment will not be the smartest ones in the room. They will be the ones who saw what was coming and prepared. The ones who built a vocabulary for it. The ones who hired the right counsel, structured the right deals, and signed the right riders before their projects shipped. Whatever role you play. Whatever chair you sit in. That is what you are doing right now, with this book in your hands. More at https://mitch-jackson.com/hollywood

PRIVACY IN AMERICA- What Every American Needs to Know (one hour summary of Mitch Jackson's new book) Every day, ordinary Americans surrender intimate details of their lives without realizing it. Their phones broadcast where they sleep, worship, and seek medical care. Their cars report how they drive, where they stop, and whether they wear a seatbelt. Their smart speakers and televisions record what they say and watch inside their own homes. Data brokers package these details into dossiers and sell them to advertisers, insurers, scammers, and even government agencies that would otherwise need a warrant to obtain the same information. Artificial intelligence has made the crisis worse on every front. Deepfake voice clones now fool family members and bank representatives. AI-powered bots run autonomous romance and financial scams at industrial scale, and the very chatbots people confide in collect and train on those private conversations by default. Facial recognition systems capture biometric data that can never be changed if stolen. Fitness trackers feed health information to companies that HIPAA was never designed to regulate. Period-tracking apps generate reproductive data that can carry legal consequences in post-Dobbs America, and DNA testing companies hold genetic secrets that expose entire bloodlines when corporate finances collapse. Children face this surveillance from birth, tracked through games, apps, and school technology systems that harvest data long before a child can spell the word privacy. All of this happens under a legal framework that is fundamentally broken. The United States remains the only major democracy without a comprehensive federal privacy law, leaving Americans with a patchwork of state protections, manipulative consent interfaces designed to manufacture agreement, and screening dossiers that can determine whether they get an apartment or a job without their knowledge. This book cuts through the complexity to show everyday Americans exactly how their privacy is being taken and who is profiting from the taking. It explains what the law does and does not protect. And it lays out precisely what they can do — starting today — to fight back. Read the book (multiple formats) here https://mitch-jackson.com/privacy

The Ultimate California Living Trust Plan gives you a tech assisted and AI reviewed (Ultimate package option) modern, attorney-backed way to protect your assets and your family—without court delays or legal confusion. It's designed for Californians who want clarity, privacy, and total control over how their legacy is handled.  In this audio we break down how a living trust works in California, what it includes, and how it connects with the other vital documents your family must have. You will learn exactly how the grantor, trustee, successor trustee, beneficiaries, funding of the trust, pour-over will, durable power of attorney for assets, and advanced health care directive all fit into a life-proof estate plan. If you want your family to have clarity, privacy, speed and confidence when you are no longer the one managing things, this video gives you the clear map to follow. Dive into our channel for more answers, join our community posts and comments so you never miss specials, discounts and cost-saving opportunities we share for California families. More details and information at the website. Mitch Jackson, Esq. 2009 Orange County Trial Lawyer of the Year 2013 California Litigation Lawyer of the Year

Democracy is under attack in real time—and waiting for courts or traditional media to catch up is no longer an option. In this episode, we discuss attorney Mitch Jackson's new article How AI Can Save Democracy, revealing how artificial intelligence can instantly monitor government actions, fact-check false claims, predict threats, and mobilize citizens before rights are stripped away. From real-time legal alerts to predictive forecasting and automated civic action, discover how AI can become democracy's fastest and most powerful defender. Read the full article on Mitch's Substack https://mitchthelawyer.substack.com

Ninety-five percent of enterprise AI pilots are failing. Billions are being spent. Most leaders have little to show for it. The problem isn't the technology. The problem is leadership. In his new book, Leading with AI: Seven Steps to Transform Your Business and Empower Your People, award-winning trial lawyer, mediator, and business leader Mitch Jackson shows executives how to stop chasing hype and start leading with clarity. Drawing on cutting-edge research and decades of experience guiding people through high-stakes moments, Jackson lays out a practical path: define the why, build the right foundation, create AI-native workflows, empower your teams, lead with transparency, measure what matters, and adapt in real time. In this detailed conversation, we cover the details and do a deep dive on the new mindset and leadership skills necessary to put into action the seven steps Mitch covers in his book and keynote presentations. Remember, this is not a book about machines. This is a book about people. It's about how you, as a leader, can turn uncertainty into confidence and confusion into direction. The ground is moving. This book shows you how to move with it. Enjoy the book 24/7 by going to https://mitchjackson.xyz or the direct book link here. Stay connected with Mitch via linktr.ee/mitchjackson

What if you could walk into court knowing exactly how a judge is likely to rule, which arguments will hit hardest, and how long your case will take, without spending weeks buried in research? In this episode, we dive into the game-changing world of AI-powered legal analytics. You'll hear how cutting-edge tools can scan millions of cases in seconds, spot trends, predict outcomes, and give you a data-backed strategic edge. From performance metrics to outcome forecasting, we'll show you how AI can become your secret weapon in litigation and client strategy. If you're ready to work smarter, not harder, this is your must-hear episode. Read the full chapter and book here https://mitchjackson.xyz/3/ai-in-law Connect with Mitch here https://linktr.ee/mitchjackson

This episode explores how autonomous AI agents are poised to revolutionize entrepreneurship, addressing common challenges like resource scarcity, operational burdens, and cognitive overload. It defines and discusses AI agents as proactive, goal-oriented entities capable of perceiving, reasoning, acting, and learning, distinguishing them from simpler chatbots. We cover practical applications across marketing, sales, customer support, finance, and human resources, highlighting how agents can automate complex workflows and significantly enhance efficiency and scalability. Finally, we offer a strategic playbook for adoption, emphasizing a phased approach, the use of no-code platforms, and critical considerations for governance, ethics, and trust in building the future of human-AI collaboration. More at Mitch's AI, Web3 and Metaverse LinkedIn newsletter via  https://linkedin.com/in/mitchjackson #ai

You're not imagining it. A grandmother in Iowa is walking through a Tokyo campus with her granddaughter. A Boston surgeon is guiding a team in Bangladesh. This isn't sci-fi. It's the metaverse, supercharged with AI. Distance gone. Connection real. Empathy? Scalable. This book (audio version) is your wake-up call. You don't need to game, code, or live in Silicon Valley. What you do need is a vision—and a willingness to move while most people are still stuck watching. The metaverse isn't one app or trend. It's a full-blown shift. AI, VR, spatial tech, and digital spaces you can actually build, brand, and profit from. I wrote this book for the builders—coaches, owners, creators, entrepreneurs—people like you ready to stake their claim. Inside, we get tactical: structure, smart contracts, IP, disputes, scaling with AI, and making sure your business is legally sound from day one. No fluff. Just systems, tools, and a clear blueprint to help you grow in this new world. Plus: tap into my 24/7 AI Agent for real-time answers as you read. It's free and always on. Let's build something real. Let's start right now. Chapter One is waiting. Mitch Jackson, Esq. Links: https://linktr.ee/mitchjackson Digital Book (free 24/7) https://mitchjackson.xyz/11/metaverse YouTube version via avatar (also audio) https://youtu.be/AYMOH8bMEbg

"The Metaverse Business Blueprint" — Not Just a Tech Book. It's a Wake-Up Call. If you think The Metaverse Business Blueprint is just another flashy tech book for crypto bros and coders, think again. In this episode, we dive into Mitch Jackson's no-fluff, step-by-step playbook for building a real business in the metaverse, and it's packed with more heart, purpose, and practicality than you'd ever expect. This book isn't about hype. It's about how spatial commerce, AI, and Web3 are changing how we show up, connect, and do business. It covers everything from legal structure and tax strategy to avatar design, contracts, ethics, and how to hire your first virtual team. It's part legal masterclass, part leadership guide, and part personal growth manifesto. We're breaking down the chapters that stopped us in our tracks, and the ones that made us rethink what it means to build trust in a virtual world. If you're a creator, entrepreneur, lawyer, or anyone who wants to lead with clarity in the next evolution of business, this episode (and this book) is your roadmap. Spoiler: This isn't a tech conversation. It's a human one. Get ready to take notes, and maybe a hard look in the mirror. Let's go. FREE 24/7 access at https://mitchjackson.xyz

Have you ever met someone who talks like they've got a PhD in everything, but when you dig a little deeper, you realize they barely scratched the surface? That's the Dunning-Kruger Effect in action—the classic case of people who don't know what they don't know.  It's like reading a social media thread on quantum mechanics from someone who, upon further review, has zero scientific background but confidently explains black holes as if they just wrapped up a dissertation on the subject. It's that dangerous mix of ignorance and overconfidence. The less people understand a topic, the more convinced they are that they've mastered it. Meanwhile, the actual experts—the ones who've spent years in the trenches—tend to be the most cautious. They've seen the complexities, the unknowns, and the things they still don't fully grasp. Now, here's the kicker: I believe AI is making this problem a whole lot worse. AI: The Perfect Fuel for Overconfidence Artificial Intelligence, in all its glory, has given us instant knowledge—or at least, the illusion of it. Type in a question, and boom, you've got an answer. But here's the problem: a half-baked answer delivered with confidence is worse than no answer at all. I actually shared a post earlier this week here on this very topic, "The AI Advice Trap: Why Context Matters." AI-generated content, no matter how advanced, often lacks context, nuance, and real-world experience. It pieces together patterns from existing data, but it doesn't think, doesn't understand, and definitely doesn't care whether you make a terrible decision based on its response.  Yet, because AI sounds authoritative, people believe it. They take half-truths and incomplete data, slap a coat of confidence on it, and suddenly they're self-proclaimed experts. See where this is going?   The Recipe for Disaster: AI + Dunning-Kruger Let's break this down: AI gives quick, surface-level answers – People read them and assume they now "get it." They skip the deep research – After all, why question something that sounds so certain?  Hey, don't roll your eyes. This happens all the time. I'm guilty of this myself. People make decisions based on incomplete knowledge – Sometimes small ones (bad takes on X), sometimes massive ones (misguided business strategies, health choices, or legal advice). They spread misinformation – And because confidence sells, others start believing them, too. This is how we end up with people confidently debating complex fields—economics, medicine, law, technology—after skimming an AI-generated summary. It's intellectual fast food. Easy to consume, temporarily satisfying, but ultimately lacking the nutrients that real expertise provides.   But AI Is So Smart… Isn't It? It depends on what you mean by "smart." AI can analyze vast amounts of data in seconds, generate well-structured content, and even mimic the tone of a seasoned professional. But intelligence? That's something else entirely. Think about it like this: A calculator is great at math, but it doesn't understand numbers. It just follows rules. AI does the same—it predicts patterns and assembles information in ways that look intelligent, but it doesn't have insight, judgment, or common sense. It doesn't know when it's wrong, and worse, it doesn't care when it's misleading you. And here's the real danger: people assume AI is always right. They trust it blindly, not realizing that it can be confidently wrong—which, ironically, is exactly what the Dunning-Kruger Effect describes in humans.   Real-World Consequences: When AI-Backed Overconfidence Goes Wrong This isn't just an abstract problem. We're already seeing the fallout of AI-fueled overconfidence in the real world: Misinformation on steroids – AI-generated content is flooding the internet with convincing but inaccurate takes on politics, science, and finance. People believe and share it without question. DIY medical and legal advice – People are using AI to diagnose themselves or craft legal arguments, often with disastrous consequences. Businesses making high-stakes decisions based on AI shortcuts – AI tools can be useful, but when leaders make major strategic moves based on AI's "best guess" rather than expert analysis, things spiral fast. AI isn't the problem. The problem is people treating AI-generated content as gospel while skipping the necessary critical thinking.   So, What's the Fix? We can't put the AI genie back in the bottle, but we can change how we interact with it. Here's how: Stay skeptical. AI is a tool, not an oracle. Treat it like an assistant, not an expert. Do the work. If a topic matters, dig deeper. Read books, talk to real professionals, challenge your assumptions. Embrace uncertainty. The smartest people admit what they don't know. It's a sign of wisdom, not weakness. Fact-check everything. AI can be confidently wrong—don't let its tone fool you. At the end of the day, AI isn't making us smarter. It's just making it easier to sound smart. The real challenge? Making sure we don't fall for our own illusions. So the next time someone confidently rattles off AI-fed insights like they're an expert, ask yourself: Do they really know what they're talking about, or are they just another victim of the Dunning-Kruger Effect—this time, powered by AI? Mitch Jackson, Esq. _____  Let's connect on: LinkedIn https://linkedin.com/in/mitchjackson Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/mitch.social Past podcast episodes https://mitch-jackson.com/podcast

(The lawyer in me couldn't just skim the TOS—I had to roll up my sleeves, dig in, and uncover what's really lurking behind the legalese.) Most people don't read the Terms of Service. But in this case, you probably should. Because hidden in the fine print are details that could impact your privacy, security, and even your business strategy. Here's what stood out: Data Retention: Deleting your account doesn't mean your data is erased—DeepSeek keeps it. Surveillance: The app has the right to monitor, process, and collect user inputs and outputs, including sensitive information. Legal Exposure: DeepSeek is governed by Chinese law, meaning state authorities can demand access to your data. Unilateral Changes: They can update the terms at any time—without your consent. Translation? You're not just using the AI. The AI is using you. So before you hit "accept," ask yourself: Are you comfortable with these trade-offs? Mitch Jackson | links https://linktr.ee/mitchjackson _____  Past episodes https://mitch-jackson.com/podcast