AI token slip, Burning (old) Man, and NIL Paparazzi

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Current AI token price on the LLM Token Expenditure Index, a key gauge of daily prices. It’s down more than 50% since June.

Why It Matters:

The rise of open source models are lowering prices across the board, forcing frontier AI models to lower their token price and raising some concerns from investor.

Source: cnbc

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Share of Burning Man attendees over the age of 40, up from 34% in 2014.

Why It Matters:

The annual festival has become older and wealthier, with 30% having household incomes above 300K.

Source: Burning Man Journal

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Number of paid “private content creators” that are showing up at high profile high school football games to capture social media clips on behalf of athletes and recruiters.

Why It Matters:

The demand for highlight reel footage is skyrocketing in the world of NIL deals, but these new creators are crowding the sidelines and causing many high schools to rethink their media policies.

Source: Front Office Sports