GAEA AI today announced that its podcast, GAEA Talks, has surpassed 1 million subscribers on YouTube in less than twelve months. While the speed of growth is notable, having launched only in February 2025, the true story lies in the a global move toward long-form, strategic “sovereign” content that prioritises real-world impact over tech-industry hype.
In an era defined by “AI slop” and 60-second viral explainers, GAEA Talks has found its million-strong audience by doing the opposite. Hosted by Graeme Scott, Founder and CEO of GAEA AI, the channel’s most popular content consists of 60-minute deep dives into how organisations actually extract value from AI.
Beyond the Hype: The “1 Million” are Searching for Competitive Edge: As the channel hits this milestone, Graeme Scott is releasing unique insights into what the industry’s most sophisticated players are actually searching for. Feedback from guests and business leaders shows a definitive shift in interest away from “how AI works” and toward how AI wins. The three dominant themes driving the channel’s growth are:
- The ROI Reality: Moving past pilots to realised financial returns. Organisations are no longer looking for “cool” AI; they are looking for implementations that provide a quantifiable competitive edge.
- The Workplace Evolution: A deep interrogation of how AI is fundamentally restructuring the workforce, from middle management to the C-suite.
- The Critical Thinking Crisis: A growing societal concern regarding education and the danger of humans losing “first-principles” thinking as they become overly reliant on automated agents.
The Era of the Sovereign Expert: The success of GAEA Talks validates a new media trend: the Sovereign Expert. In this model, the architects and CEOs of the technology itself are bypassing traditional media gatekeepers to speak directly to other leaders.
“The fact that a million people are tuning in for hour-long discussions on AI ROI and the loss of critical thinking proves that the ‘honeymoon phase’ of AI is over,” says Graeme Scott. “Leaders aren’t looking for a sales pitch anymore; they are looking for a survival guide. They want to know how to maintain a competitive edge without sacrificing the intellectual integrity of their workforce.”
About Graeme Scott:
Graeme Scott sits at the forefront of enterprise AI. He is the founder and CEO of GAEA AI, creator of the Large Geotemporal Model (LGM) that delivers audited, explainable business intelligence at scale for risk, growth, and security. He also hosts GAEA Talks, one of the world’s leading AI podcasts, with over~1M YouTube subscribers in which he interviews some of the world’s most influential leaders to decode the strategic shifts defining the AI era.
Scott’s journey to the forefront of technology is as unconventional as it is impressive. Before leading GAEA AI, he spent years shaping global culture through music and film. He is the strategist credited with developing and managing global superstar Sam Smith during the formative years that led to the four-time Grammy-winning album In The Lonely Hour. His grit was further forged in the world’s most challenging environments, producing award-winning documentaries in conflict zones like Afghanistan and Iraq.
About GAEA AI:
GAEA AI is a pioneer in Geotemporal Intelligence and the creator of the world’s first Large Geotemporal Model (LGM). Headquartered in London, the company specialises in delivering enterprise-grade AI applications that deliver auditable, explainable business intelligence at scale for risk, growth, and security.
Through its flagship KAIRUS™ platform, GAEA AI empowers organisations to move beyond the limitations of Large Language Models (LLMs) and surface-level automation. By integrating geospatial and temporal properties, GAEA AI enables organisation to achieve verifiable ROI, operational resilience, and a sustained competitive edge.
Built on a foundation of “Trust and Truth,” GAEA AI is committed to an auditable, transparent, and safe approach to artificial intelligence. Every insight generated by the LGM is designed to be traceable and defensible, ensuring that human critical thinking remains at the centre of the intelligence revolution.
