277 · Tier 5 — High-leverage niche and emerging figures

Ben Meiselas

Co-founder and host

AI position

No x-risk mention

No findable coverage of AI x-risk or interviews with AI-world figures.

Why influential

Controls commissioning, placement, talent, headlines or institutional resources, making this person a gatekeeper for what receives sustained attention. Primary policy lanes: elections; legal accountability; democracy; campaigns.

Who pays attention

Democratic campaigns, anti-Trump activists, legal audiences, donors and online political media

Work samples

  • The MeidasTouch Podcast (show page)

    Jul 1, 2026 · podcast

    Flagship daily political/legal commentary show co-hosted by Ben Meiselas; no dedicated AI-focused episode catalog found.

  • MeidasTouch Network podcast hub

    Jul 1, 2026 · podcast

    Directory of MeidasTouch Network shows including Legal AF; used to check for AI-world guests, none found.

  • Ben Meiselas profile

    Jan 1, 2026 · article

    Journalist/host profile confirming role and outlets (Legal AF, MeidasTouch).

AI-world contacts

  • Denver Riggleman Founder/CEO of an AI-driven risk-intelligence and cybersecurity company; hosts "Coalition of the Sane" on the MeidasTouch Network, RIIG (Riggleman Information and Intelligence Group)

    • Wrote aboutdirectness unclassifiedAI company CEO within the MeidasTouch Network ecosystem, though no direct documented interview/interaction with Ben Meiselas specifically was found; flagged for further verification rather than counted as a confirmed touchpoint.