Episodes

  • NVIDIA Instant NeRF, Sallyateyou, and Barbie AI marketing
    Oct 11 2023

    Every other week, we discuss a technology that can greatly benefit creators. Next, we give a shout-out to a talented artist who uses AI and is a great source of inspiration. Lastly, we engage in a lively debate on a hot topic.


    This week, we talk about:


    • NVIDIA's Instant NeRF, introduced in March 2022, is a breakthrough technology in 3D modelling that allows artists to generate detailed 3D models from just a few 2D images. It dramatically accelerates the rendering process, rendering a scene in as little as one second. It has applications in game design, virtual reality, and realistic scene rendering, offering unparalleled levels of creativity to digital artists.


    • Ayşegül Altınel, known as @sallyateyou on Instagram, is a versatile artist from Istanbul, born in 1989. She studied Textile Arts and Pattern Design, which influenced her unique approach to art. Her work often revolves around urban landscapes, specifically her hometown of Istanbul. She has an ongoing project called "Hacking The City," in which she creatively reinterprets iconic structures and landmarks of Istanbul, offering a whimsical and nostalgic perspective on the city's transformation over the years.


    • The Barbie movie's exceptional $162 million opening has sparked a wave of AI-generated creations. Leveraging existing datasets, like Barbie, AI enables rapid experimentation for innovative marketing content. We discuss how this is reshaping the future of advertising and content creation.

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    58 mins
  • Runway ML, Gerdegotit, and Black Mirror AI episode (Joan is Awful)
    Sep 10 2023

    Every other week, we discuss a technology that can greatly benefit creators. Next, we give a shout-out to a talented artist who uses AI and is a great source of inspiration. Lastly, we engage in a lively debate on a hot topic.


    This week, we talk about:


    • RunwayML is a user-friendly platform that empowers artists to harness machine learning tools for various media types, allowing them to easily create and share pre-trained models for tasks like generating realistic images and captions, while also offering the flexibility to train custom models and import external ones from GitHub. Try it out: https://runwayml.com/


    • GerdeGotit: AI animator who makes AI remixes of TikTok dancers and transforms them into Greek Statuses: https://www.instagram.com/gerdegotit/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D


    • Finally, we delve into the thought-provoking Black Mirror episode titled "Joan is Awful," which serves as a captivating exploration of how AI and CGI have the potential to transform content creation. We address the intriguing implications for intellectual property rights and engage in brainstorming sessions to envision the evolution of this technology and its broader impact on our world. Stream that episode on Netflix!

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Text-to-image with Rich Text & MOMA artist Refik Anadol: Is the machine the creator?
    Aug 20 2023

    Every other week, we discuss a technology that can greatly benefit creators. Next, we give a shout-out to a talented artist who uses AI and is a great source of inspiration. Lastly, we engage in a lively debate on a hot topic.


    This week, we talk about:


    • Expressive Text-to-image with Rich Text: This tool gives a lot more intuitive control to prompters without having to learn model-specific commands. Extract each word’s attributes from rich text to enable local style control, explicit token re-weighting, precise colour rendering, and detailed region synthesis. Give it a try: https://rich-text-to-image.github.io/#:~:text=We%20explore%20using%20versatile%20format,supplementary%20description%20for%20long%20prompts.


    • Refik Anadol: Embedding media arts into architecture with data and machine intelligence for public art. https://www.instagram.com/refikanadol/


    • Finally, we discuss Refik Anadol’s work and AI art in general: “Who is the creator? The human or the machine?” 

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    55 mins
  • DragGan AI, Elmo Mistiaen (aka aidesign.png), and Meta’s new ventures
    Aug 4 2023

    Every week, we discuss a technology that can greatly benefit creators. Next, we give a shout-out to a talented artist who uses Gen AI and serves as a great source of inspiration. Lastly, we engage in a lively debate on a hot topic.


    This week, we talk about:


    • DragGan AI stands out as a cutting-edge and inventive photo editing solution that leverages the power of artificial intelligence to effortlessly transform and enhance images.


    • Elmo Mistiaen (aka aidesign.png): AI-generated “Biomorphic outdoor fashion & Weird design”. Check out their work: https://www.instagram.com/aidesign.png/


    • Meta wants to bring Gen AI to their tools, offer their take on the Apple Vision Pro, and introduce their Twitter-like new platform called "Threads".

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    51 mins
  • Invoke AI, Chaos in Dreamland, and debunking "the threat of Gen AI" for artists
    Jul 19 2023


    In today's episode, we're bringing you an exciting new approach to our podcast. We'll start by discussing a technology that can greatly benefit creators. Next, we'll give a shout-out to a talented artist who uses Gen AI and serves as a great source of inspiration. Lastly, we'll engage in a lively debate on a hot topic. This week, we talk about:


    Invoke AI: Text-to-image software that runs on 4GB of RAM (Accessible to most machines today) with impressive editing & unified canvas capabilities.

    Chaos in Dreamland: An AI universe dreamt up with immersive storytelling: https://www.instagram.com/chaosdreamland/

    Artists are suing artificial intelligence companies and the lawsuit could upend legal precedents around art: https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/midjourney-ai-art-image-generators-lawsuit-1234665579/




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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Unpacking Generative AI for creatives: a blessing or a curse? 🪄
    Jul 1 2023

    Welcome to the very first episode of Wired Souls! In this episode, we discuss the opportunities and limits of generative AI for creatives. Fel (Digital Artist) and Mig (Musician) share their views after trying Generative AI tools in their artistic processes. Jo brings a macro perspective and predicts changes AI could bring to artists’ creative process & creative industry. The three hosts summarize what the Generative AI revolution could mean for artists. 


    Make sure to check out Visual Dome (the amazing artist(s) we talk about on the pod): 

    https://www.instagram.com/thevisualdome/

    https://www.thevisualdome.com/


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    1 hr and 18 mins