In this week's episode of The Smarter Artist Show, Johnny is missing in action. Which leaves Sean and I to discuss the controversial topic of AI and how it is affecting creativity and creatives.

We explore the good, the bad, and the ugly of AI.

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SOMETHINGS COOL

In our Something Cool segment Sean talks about the TV show Landman and I talk about the movie Groundhog Day. Does it hold up for Dave or his Gen Z son?

THE TOPIC — CREATIVITY EVOLVED

Then we talk about how AI is affecting creation in the creative fields — from writing to art to film to music to video games.

Technology is changing things, whether we like it or not. So if we can't put the genie in the bottle, what CAN creators do to survive without getting lost?

There are no easy solutions or answers. And shit is bad for a lot of people, especially in the area of video games where the past year has seen a bloodbath in layoffs, thanks to AI.

So how can creatives evolve and survive, maybe even thrive?

Is there a way to use AI to enhance creativity without replacing it?

How do you keep your soul in today's market?

What opportunities does AI offer people who used to lack access to creative tools?

We also discuss why we don't use AI for our stories, but can see areas AI could be useful for writers (like making story Bibles of books already written and to track things.)

Then we discuss an area where Sean does enjoy playing with AI — in creating music. It began as an adversarial curiosity, but then he started spending hundreds of hours actually writing lyrics for the songs and engineering the music in his head with AI to make something fun.