Carlos Diaz, a San Francisco resident of 16 years, tracks the tech megatrends reshaping the digital economy from his Silicon Valley vantage point. An entrepreneur and investor turned content creator, he hosts Silicon Carne, a podcast that sharpens the blandness of the polished tech scene, and Le Festin, a lunch series where guarded tongues loosen.
Diaz’s thesis: the future of media will be inherently personal and human-led (“incarné”), distributed primarily through YouTube’s platform, and augmented by artificial intelligence. He sees a coming era where individual creators, directly connecting with audiences, will drive media consumption, with YouTube serving as the dominant distribution pipe. AI, in this vision, acts as a tool to enhance and scale that personal connection—not replace it. This outlook underscores a broader shift away from institutional media brands toward authentic, creator-driven narratives, with technology as the enabler.