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Welcome to the where shall we meet podcast. Our guest this week is Xavier Collins who is the CEO and Co-founder of Wonder Studios, an AI-native creative studio redefining how film, advertising, and music video content is made. Based in London, Xavier founded Wonder alongside CCO Justin Hackney with a clear thesis: that the most valuable creative work in the AI era lives at the intersection of human taste and intelligent production — what the studio calls “crafting jewelry from AI gold.”
Wonder has raised $15M from investors including LocalGlobe and Blackbird, with angels from ElevenLabs, OpenAI, and Google DeepMind — and is building toward becoming the A24 of the AI generation.
Before Wonder, Xavier held senior roles scaling some of the world’s fastest-growing consumer platforms, including Uber and Deliveroo.
We talk about:
- Who is the maker when we use AI?
- Does what we value change when things don’t require effort?
- Is the box office truly reflective of what care about?
- Will AI tools empower the unskilled?
- How will we adjust to fakery?
- Is Inga Rose a watershed moment?
- Will artisanal always resonate more AI?
- Can AI create novelty?
Let’s wonder!
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