S2 Ep15: Do You Fear AI? An Author Interview with Nova Lorraine

AI for Creatives is a podcast by Creatives for Creatives connecting art, innovation, and humanity.

In this episode, hosts Nova Lorraine and Kamilah Sanders introduce this episode about Nova's new book "The Jockey on the Horse: A Creative Guide to AI"

What Nova's Been Up To

- Nova shares some recent accomplishments like being interviewed for an upcoming mini-series, receiving a legal services award, and continuing to build access to technology and culture through House of Nova.

What Kamilah's Been Up To

- Kamilah mentions that she and others are deeply involved in planning and finalizing the speakers, topics, schedule, and everything for an upcoming event called Black AI Week happening June 9th through 15th. She expresses excitement about the top speakers involved and that it will be a great learning experience covering many different AI-related topics through virtual sessions throughout the week. She notes it is a free event that people can register for on BlackAIHub.com.

The Book's Origin

- Nova explains her motivations for writing the book, stemming from sensing fear around AI when speaking at events. She wanted to provide a positive perspective to help shape AI's impact.

- The "jockey on the horse" analogy represents humans guiding and partnering with AI beneficially.

Impact on Nova's Fashion Design

- AI has enabled Nova to design futuristic fashion concepts, including one selected to be sent to the moon as part of an art preservation project.

- She uses generative AI for creative expression, productivity assistance, research, storytelling, and visualizing ideas.

Mastering Change with AI

- Nova emphasizes the importance of an open, abundance mindset rather than scarcity mindset when approaching new technologies like AI.

- She suggests strategies like mindfulness to increase receptiveness to new ideas and reduce anxiety.

The Book's Interactive Elements

- The book includes exercises and activities to help readers optimize their mindset, harness generative AI properly, cultivate an abundance mentality, and practice the principles.

Ultimately, Kamilah and Nova encourage ethical AI practices and stress that not everyone needs to embrace the technology, but knowing about it is empowering.

- Nova highlights the importance of all voices being included as the "new digital city" of AI, blockchain, AR/VR and more is being built.

Kamilah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamilahsanders/

Nova on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/novalorraine/

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