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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