Steven Phenix

Why I left corporate PR to build a $1M AI talent show (featuring a Lovecraftian mascot)

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Hey Product Hunt! I'm Flyer, and I've spent decades in PR helping Fortune 1000 companies tell their stories. Now I'm building something totally different. My team and I created the Shoggiest Geek Alive Pageant - inspired by Silicon Valley's favorite AI metaphor: a Lovecraftian creature wearing a cheerful mask. The metaphor resonates because modern AI holds both boundless potential and existential peril. We've built a spectacular stage where brilliant minds can showcase how they're tackling this duality, with $1M on the line. Think WWDC meets Survivor, where contestants harness AI to solve humanity's biggest challenges while keeping its world-ending capabilities in check. Here's what sparked this: The world has enough fear and anxiety about AI. We're taking a different path. The creators and builders in AI need a bigger stage to showcase their work. So we built one, adding enough showmanship and entertainment to make complex tech accessible to everyone. By the way, we're actively registering contestants right now at www.barnum.ai if you want to check it out. The early bird rate ends February 27. And here's why we're on Product Hunt: We're scouting for innovative AI tools and platforms to feature in our elimination challenges. If you've built something remarkable, we want to spotlight it on our global stage. Your product could become part of the creative arsenal our contestants use to shape humanity's future.

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