Author name: Joshua Mesnik

A synchronicity surfer, I swim at the intersection of technology, entertainment, education, and wellness. Recently, I moderated the panel “What Makes Us Human? Preparing Young People for the AI Age.” at SXSW EDU. A founding member of Open Future Institute's "The QUESTion Project", I've helped pioneer integrative education programs centered on life’s biggest questions. Co-Founder of Waffle Video, a company that connects creators with AI developers to train their AI models, ensuring that human voices, values, and aesthetics remain at the heart of the AI revolution. We provide high-quality, commercially safe, human-shot videos specifically filmed for fine-tuning AI tools across various fields, from media to robotics to medicine, with our first-of-its-kind mobile app. A SAG-AFTRA actor and multi-media producer with more than a decade of production experience, I love telling purpose-driven stories. My recent short film, Turkey Medicine, won the Indie Spirit Award the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema. I see life through the lens of systems, story, and fractals.