Will AI Kill Creativity?

Update: 2025-05-21

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Episode 19 - Will AI Kill Creativity?

This week on Prosthetic Gods, Nir and J wrestle with creativity in the age of generative AI. Are there aesthetic or moral reasons to avoid AI art? Can copyright law protect artists from being displaced by AI slop?

Show Notes:

The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

AlphaEvolve: A Gemini-powered coding agent for designing advanced algorithms

ChatGPT’s viral Studio Ghibli-style images highlight AI copyright concerns

Trump fires top US copyright official

ChatGPT, DALL-E 2 and the collapse of the creative process

Credits:

Hosted by James Hughes and Nir Eisikovits

Produced by Jake Burley

Music by Jake Burley

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