In this episode, Bela Beier (Editor-in-Chief, Digital Production Magazine) and Christoph Zapletal (Compositing Artist & Instructor) tackle the possibilities and challenges that Machine Learning and A.I. are offering to the vfx industry. They are joined by Benjamin Wild, Creative Director at Raumkontakt, to discuss how A.I. affects the work of our clients. In the current affairs segment the discuss Inkscape 1.4, the latest A.I. tools from Adobe MAX, the MX Creative Console from Logitech and the Chris Mayne Job List

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Segments:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:02:12 Machine Learning vs. generative A.I.

00:09:56 Why generative A.I. isn't there yet

00:15:00 How is generative A.I. impacting our jobs?

00:19:16 The quality divide

00:24:07 Breaking into the industry in the age of A.I.

00:29:47 Is the current model of A.I. sustainable?

00:37:09 Interview Benjamin Wild

00:45:55 Is A.I. changing our viewing habits?

00:52:18 Use of A.I. outside of a visual medium

00:58:41 News Recap and Updates from Adobe MAX

01:05:23 The MX Creative Console

01:12:24 The Chris Mayne Job List

01:16:24 Outro

Links mentioned in the show:

The Chris Mayne Job List:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1eR2oAXOuflr8CZeGoz3JTrsgNj3KuefbdXJOmNtjEVM/htmlview#gid=0

The MX Creative Console:

https://www.logitech.com/en-us/products/keyboards/buy-mx-creative-console.html

Comfy UI GitHub:

https://github.com/comfyanonymous/ComfyUI