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Pulse Check: Ctrl + Create: AI for Creatives — Part 4


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In Part 3 of this Pulse Check series, Dave Hunt sits down with Maya Georgieva, Founding Senior Director of the Innovation Center and the XR, AI, and Quantum Labs at Parsons School of Design at The New School. Maya unpacks what it means to be a “narrative futurist” and explores how creative professionals can meaningfully engage with frontier technologies like spatial computing, generative AI, and quantum systems. The conversation dives deep into authorship, ethics, immersive storytelling, and how to maintain the human voice in an increasingly automated world.

Guest Name: Maya Georgieva, Senior Director, Innovation Center - AI, XR (VR, AR, Spatial Computing) and Quantum Labs, The New School

Guest Social: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayaig/

Guest Bio: Maya Georgieva is a futurist, immersive storyteller, and global thought leader shaping the future of learning, creativity, and innovation. She is Senior Director of the Innovation Center and the XR, AI, and Quantum Labs at The New School, where she leads strategic work at the intersection of storytelling, emerging technologies, and design. At Parsons School of Design, Maya teaches the largest Immersive Storytelling course in the U.S., guiding students in building speculative worlds using VR, AR, and generative AI. A sought-after speaker and writer, Maya’s work has been featured in the EDUCAUSE Review, The Economist, The Atlantic, and she has presented at the United Nations, UNESCO, SXSW, and more. Most recently, she co-authored several landmark reports on AI ethics, XR in education, and immersive learning.


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