281 · Tier 5 — High-leverage niche and emerging figures
Mosheh Oinounou
Founder and editor, Mo News
AI position
No x-risk mention
No findable engagement with AI existential-risk arguments or their proponents.
Why influential
Controls commissioning, placement, talent, headlines or institutional resources, making this person a gatekeeper for what receives sustained attention. Primary policy lanes: national politics; global news; technology; policy explainers.
Who pays attention
Younger news consumers, creators, campaign digital teams, technology audiences and advertisers
Work samples
- Interview: News, AI and The Future Of Truth with the Atlantic's Nick Thompson
Nov 3, 2025 · podcast
Discusses AI search, deepfakes, media trust, and The Atlantic's licensing deal with OpenAI; guest Nick Thompson is a media executive, not an AI-world figure.
- Haim Israel (Bank of America) on 8 forces reshaping the world by 2030, incl. agentic AI and job displacement
Jan 1, 2025 · podcast
Guest is a bank strategist, not an AI-world person; episode discusses AI's economic impact generally.
- EP 189: What Living With AI For A Year Tells Us About The Future (guest Joanna Stern)
May 1, 2026 · podcast
Guest Joanna Stern is a tech journalist (WSJ), not an AI-lab or AI-safety figure.
AI-world contacts
Tech-side people they have hosted, quoted, covered, or engaged — collected by the research pass. None documented yet: this is the white space.