THE THINK TANK

The Hub for Education, Conversation & Reflection

Welcome to the AI Creative Forum, where we celebrate the past, present and future of Media, Entertainment and the Arts. Where we foster Creativity and Humanity. And where we also fearlessly embrace the change and transformation ahead, much of which is empowered by technology that is increasingly AI.

Here you will find thought pieces from leading experts to help you understand the transformational challenges and opportunities ahead. Here you will find upcoming events that feature highly curated voices and thought leaders.

And here you will find real Community.


SETTING THE STAGE

“Chat GPT Proves That AI Could Be a Major Threat to Hollywood Creatives – and Not Just Below the Line” (by Peter Csathy, Creative Media)

“Chat GPT (or chat-based Generative Pretrained Transformer) is the new AI chatbot that just burst onto the scene in the past few weeks. If you don’t know about it, you should. And if you haven’t tried it, you must.” (Read the full article here - a sobering look at AI’s impacts on all creative jobs, but also a call to what we can do in the face of this accelerating reality to leverage AI’s power, rather than deny or ignore it).

“A Skeptical Take on the A.I. Revolution” (by Ezra Klein with AI expert Gary Marcus, via the Ezra Klein podcast)

This is a fascinating “must listen” episode that un-peels several layers that you may not have previously considered. (Listen to the podcast here).

“A Look at Future AI Questions for the U.S. Copyright Office” (by Michael Kasdan & Brian Pattengale, Wiggin & Dana LLP)

“Artificial intelligence creativity is already affecting copyright [and patent] law, and challenging the historical frameworks in which authors have secured exclusivity for their work.” (Read the full article here - a fascinating look at how the courts, thus far, have addressed questions of copyrightability and patentability for human-assisted AI works and fully AI-created works).

“The People Cheering for Humanity to End” (by Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic)

“Anthropecene anti-humanism … longs for a return to the natural equilibrium that existed on Earth before humans came along to disrupt it with our technological rapacity. [Transhumanism] dreams of pushing forward, using technology to achieve a complete abolition of nature and its limitations.(Read the full article here - an important look at Anthropocene transhumanism vs. anti-humanism that is intended to inform and enlighten, rather than to frighten).

“20 Entertaining Uses of Chat GPT You Never Knew Were Possible” (by Mark Schaefer)

It’s still early days. Companies are trying to figure out the legal and ethical implications of a content world suddenly turned on its head by artificial intelligence. And yet, applying powerful AI to everyday tasks is awesome … let’s have some fun and come up with some non-obvious uses and share them with the world.” (Read the full article here - because it is important to take a look at the exciting possibilities, as well as the more daunting implications of AI).