Artificial Aesthetics (with Lev Manovich)
Art in the AI era, DeepSeek reaction, OpenAI Operator, and more!
AI Inside · Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis
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Show Notes
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
0:59:35 - Reid Hoffman: We can make AI work for us
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