# Can Human Creators Still Win in an AI-Flooded Media World? | Rob Walch #669

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Podcast: [New Media Show w/Rob Greenlee](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-media-show-w-rob-greenlee-7521939)
Published: 2026-06-26T19:05:37+00:00
Episode link: https://blurt.media/w/4vNpqE7U2TvdFXXKpMKy5E
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![New Media Show with Rob Greenlee #669 with Guest Rob Walch, VP, Podcaster Relations at Captivate.com](https://newmediashow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Episode-Art-669-NMS-Rob-Walch-300-x-300-px.jpg)**In episode 669 of the New Media Show, host Rob Greenlee talks with Rob Walch, VP of Podcaster Relations at Captivate and DAX.** **Podcast Hall of Famers Rob Walch and Rob Greenlee discuss one of the biggest pressure points facing creators today:** _Can human creators grow, monetize, and maintain audience trust as platforms fill with AI-generated podcasts, synthetic video, cloned voices, and automated content channels?_ **I apologize for the rough audio in this episode. The audio was choppy in the virtual recording, and I did the best I could to improve it.** > _**The conversation begins with a bigger question: Where is the line between useful AI tools and low-effort, fully automated content that weakens trust, damages advertising ROI, and makes it harder for original creators to be discovered and rewarded?**_ **AI can help creators research, edit, translate, caption, clip, and distribute their work more efficiently.** But the human perspective, real creative judgment, authentic voice, and trusted audience relationship must remain at the center of the content experience. > **_Rob Walch shares updates on Captivate, DAX, and the evolving podcast monetization landscape before diving into the rise of mass-produced AI content and the growing use of the term “AI slop.”_** **Rob Greenlee and Rob Walch discuss why not every use of AI belongs in the same category, why transparency and disclosure matter**, and how creators can use AI responsibly without losing the human value that makes their work worth following. > _**They also explore YouTube’s evolving AI-labeling approach, t…

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