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Critical Role Execs Say This Is How They Built the Brand

When the cameras start rolling at the Critical Role studio in Los Angeles, Ed Lopez and Ben Van Der Fluit are never in front of them.There are eight far more famous faces that front the operation. Critical Role’s cofounders, a team of self-professed nerdy voice actors, have been streaming their…

How This Writer Went From Critical Role Fan to Prime Video Showrunner

Tasha Huo and I don’t make it a minute into our conversation before we start gushing about wizards — and that’s how I know I’m talking to a true Critical Role fan.Huo is the showrunner of “The Mighty Nein,” Critical Role’s second animated series with Prime Video. “The Mighty Nein”…

Critical Role on the 3 Big Challenges They Faced Making ‘Mighty Nein’

The eight cofounders of the nerdworld business Critical Role came roaring back to Prime Video with the November debut of “The Mighty Nein.”The business’s eight cofounders first started out streaming their home “Dungeons & Dragons” game on Twitch. Then, in 2019, CR raised seed funding of over $11.3 million to…

The Former Chief AI Officer at GM Describes the CAIO Role

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Barak Turovsky, the former Chief AI Officer at General Motors, based in Silicon Valley. He also held executive roles at Google and Cisco. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I have worked on AI and LLMs since 2014 —…