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Inspired by Buckminster Fuller’s mantra, “If you want to change something, build a better model that makes the old model obsolete,” Creativity With AI asks audiences to rethink the assumptions they’ve made about AI. Beyond productivity gains, what if we treated AI like a dance partner and a creative collaborator? Creativity With AI challenges a…

How new AI tools can be used to visualize complex ideas for film to decrease costs, improve safety and iterate faster; keeping Louisiana relevant with modern techniques to support local crews, artists, and storytellers.

how can we use chess to stay human in the age of ai? let’s explore the possibilities with baylee badawy, the founder of the chess cave. we’ll conclude with a live giant chess match between robots and humans.

What would it mean to train AI on an ecosystem? Not on human knowledge and values, but on ecological data streams like rainforest sensor arrays, drone footage, bird calls, water-flow sonics and satellite canopy maps. Would we be building a model whose “corpus” is earth’s living system itself? Guided by experiences of reciprocity (nutrient cycles,…

Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing the music and film industries by streamlining creative, production, and distribution processes. For independent artists and filmmakers, AI offers powerful tools once reserved for large studios and labels—ranging from automated editing, sound design, and scriptwriting support to audience analytics and targeted marketing. This technology reduces costs, accelerates production timelines, and expands…

Nature has had approximately 3.5 billion years to evolve and come up with unique and highly efficient ways to overcome obstacles. As scientists, we can use Nature as a source of inspiration to develop new technologies, not necessarily completely replicating nature but rather using the underlying science to solve engineering problems. Throughout history, there have…