Sam Rad (born Samantha Radocchia) is an anthropologist, technologist, and lifelong student of humanity.

She picked up her first film camera as a child and started writing and making movies before she could speak. A passionate meta-media storyteller, speaker, researcher, and communicator, Samantha Radocchia shares stories that shape a positive future.

In 2011, Sam negotiated a multi-year entertainment contract with a major US network to develop a docuseries following the journey of her early Artificial Intelligence online personal shopping assistant. She further developed the work into a documentary on post-2008 financial crisis and emerging culture in virtual communities and Crypto.

Sam is considered a technology pioneer in the domains of blockchain, authentication, generative video AI, and large language models. She is applying her expertise and patented technologies to sharing authentic stories from authenticated sources.

Her first Series, Radical Next, focuses on the rapidly advancing technologies shaping our world. The Book and Web Series will launch Fall 2024.