Artificial Aesthetics (with Lev Manovich)

Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis dive deep into AI's creative impact with Lev Manovich, author of Artificial Aesthetics, analyze the implications of DeepSeek's cost-effective AI development, and explore OpenAI's Project Operator for automated web browsing.

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0:01:43 - INTERVIEW

Interview with Lev Manovich, professor of computer science at CUNY and co-author of "Artificial Aesthetics"

Discussion of AI's impact on creativity and artistic expression

Exploration of how AI tools serve as both collaborators and adversaries in artistic creation

Deep dive into the concept of AI aesthetics versus traditional artistic concepts

NEWS
0:39:05 - DeepSeek... the Seekening!

DeepSeek reaches No. 1 on US Play Store

DeepSeek displaces ChatGPT as the App Store’s top app

Nvidia drops nearly 17% as China’s cheaper AI model DeepSeek sparks global tech sell-off

OpenAI says it has evidence China’s DeepSeek used its model to train competitor

Viral AI company DeepSeek releases new image model family

Jeff's take

0:50:02 - OpenAI launches ChatGPT Gov for U.S. government agencies
0:51:37 - OpenAI: Introducing Operator
0:58:07 - Reid Hoffman Raises $24.6 Million for AI Cancer-Research Startup with ‘The Emperor of All Maladies’ author Siddhartha Mukherjee
0:59:35 - Reid Hoffman: We can make AI work for us
1:05:25 - New glowing molecule, invented by AI, would have taken 500 million years to evolve in nature, scientists say
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