ilan benjamin

director of AI products at Pocket FM. previously: Hollywood guy, romance novelist, combat soldier

[ilan benjamin @ilanibenjamin]

For the past 8 months, we have been building a secret universe of fictional characters on TikTok. Now, the secret is out. Thank you to every brilliant cast & team member who made this possible. We're just getting started.

https://t.co/4iU38uZrrp

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@martyrdison @grok Beautiful work. More of this, less slop.

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@NateTepper Very cool, @NateTepper, there’s a lot of parallels to what we’re working on at Pocket FM (but more audio storytelling based for now), let’s connect 🤝

[ilan benjamin @ilanibenjamin]

@FynCas Pro

[Hen Mazzig @HenMazzig]

The war is over.
The living are home.
And for the first time in two years, our Jewish nation can breathe a little.

This day belongs to the people;
to the parents who lived in sleepless prayer,
to the soldiers who walked into the fire,
to the families who buried their children and still stood to welcome others home.

It belongs to those who never stopped fighting—
with hope, with faith, with words, with love of this land and its people.
To those who were attacked for standing with truth.
To those who carried hope when it felt impossible.
To those who gave their lives for this light to keep shining.

You are the reason we survived.
You are the reason the light returned.

Before the speeches, before the credits—
remember this:
it wasn’t power alone that brought them home.
It was people.
It was you.

Am Yisrael Chai. ✡

[Hillel Neuer @HillelNeuer]

The incredible Bari Weiss is now the editor-in-chief of CBS News.

Inspiring proof that even in dark times, courage, conviction, and truth, can still bring light.

[ilan benjamin @ilanibenjamin]

I am proud to have been one of many who contributed to The Free Press. I am proud that together we told Danny’s story. 2 years after October 7, this news just might reignite my idealism. The culture is healing. Congratulations Bari & the whole team.
https://t.co/abrfXwIMCj

[ilan benjamin @ilanibenjamin]

My cousin Daniel Pearl understood that journalism was dangerous. To such an extent, he risked his life and lost it. @bariweiss understands that risk. She dared to build @TheFP in a culture dominated by fear & groupthink. The lesson here: Dare. Build. Tell the truth.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: Paramount is buying The Free Press for $150 million and appointing Bari Weiss, the news site's co-founder, as the editor in chief of CBS News. https://t.co/8hvx1Vn8wJ

[ilan benjamin @ilanibenjamin]

@Maxbrsee @thesimonkim @cristinacolinaa Intrigued to see how you take on Hollywood! (One thought: don’t use licensed music next time in promotions, from a guy who got a lot of cease-and-desists from MGM).

[ilan benjamin @ilanibenjamin]

@mbeckett @Crocs Iconic 😂😂😂 @Crocs get the kid some

[ilan benjamin @ilanibenjamin]

@EricKerArt Inspired 👏🏻

[ilan benjamin @ilanibenjamin]

@TheFP @bariweiss @NellieBowles Amazing work, Bari. Only up from here.

[ilan benjamin @ilanibenjamin]

@pika_labs @nickfloats @Kling_ai @Hailuo_AI @runwayml @LumaLabsAI @OpenAI Excited to play around!

[ilan benjamin @ilanibenjamin]

@AviSchiffmann @jordancooper @ramtinnaimi @kyliebytes Congrats Avi

[ilan benjamin @ilanibenjamin]

@neuroticjewgay Long-time antisemite. See her “choice words” about Bari Weiss

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@HenMazzig The ignorance is breathtaking.

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@ashergenoot @APompliano @Hut8Corp Huge 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[ilan benjamin @ilanibenjamin]

@natanielruizg Love this approach. The inherent problem with interactive storytelling (from a production POV) is how expensive it is to generate all the branches. This is a big part of the solution.

[ilan benjamin @ilanibenjamin]

@jamesmaslow Feels like our birthright trip was yesterday. Powerful work, James. Am Yisrael Chai 💙

[ilan benjamin @ilanibenjamin]

@mbeckett @ForecastLabs @slow @seanpk @Hurst_Mike @BCapitalGroup @SeigelSteve 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻