Creativity Squared: On Art Bridging Cultural Divides 

Dear Creativity Squared Member,

In this wild rise of artificial intelligence, it’s crucial that the future we’re co-creating is one that’s equitable and benefits everyone. I know I want to live in a world where artists not only co-exist with A.I., but thrive.

Today you’ll learn why Creativity Squared is a proud partner of the amazing non-profit ArtsWave and the work they do supporting over 150 arts organizations, projects, and independent artists. I hope you’ll also fall in love with ArtsWave, especially after learning about their approach using art to bridge cultural divides and helping build a more inclusive, equitable community for the entire Cincinnati region. We can learn a lot from their approach and apply it to all facets of A.I.

Listen to Ep9. Art Bridges Cultural Divides: Experience the Power of Art as a Great Unifier with Janice Liebenberg, VP of Equitable Arts Advancement at ArtsWave.

Because it’s important to support artists, 10% of all revenue Creativity Squared generates goes to ArtsWave and is earmarked for its Black and Brown Artist Program that Janice champions.

You’ll also learn about their upcoming Truth and Healing Artist Showcase at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center taking place this July 14, 15, and 16. I’ll also be interviewing all of the artists for Creativity Squared, so this will be a nice preview.

And for another preview, in a few weeks you’ll get to meet my custom synth Helen 2.ODD!

Listen to episode 5 featuring Render CEO Jon Tota to learn all about custom synths and their business and creative use cases. Render is a Creativity Squared sponsor and partner, and is currently rendering Helen 2.ODD now, so stay tuned!

Scroll on to discover:

• 🎧 More on Episode 9

• 🤯 A.I. + Creativity News Roundup

• 🎨 Meet the Artists: ArtsWave 2023 Truth & Healing Showcase

• 💎 Creativity Squared Premium Member Benefits

• 💝 Milestone Rewards

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Here's to exponential possibilities, and to creating more vibrant and connected communities through the arts!

Helen

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I want to live in a world where artists not only coexist with A.I., but thrive. And because it’s important to support artists, 10% of all revenue Creativity Squared generates goes to ArtsWave, a nationally recognized non-profit that supports over 150 arts organizations, projects, and independent artists. Consider becoming a Premium Member today! 

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Listen: Ep9. Janice Liebenberg: Art Bridges Cultural Divides
Experience the Power of Art as a Great Unifier with Janice Liebenberg, VP of Equitable Arts Advancement at ArtsWave

“We are committed to accelerating and expanding programs and investments that will support the elimination of systemic racism and, more importantly, bridge cultural divides in our community.”

Discover why Creativity Squared is a proud partner of the amazing work ArtsWave does in supporting over 150 arts organizations, projects, and independent artists. In fact, 10% of all revenue Creativity Squared generates goes to ArtsWave and is earmarked for its Black and Brown Artist Program that Janice champions.

Join us as we delve into Cincinnati's vibrant arts scene that bridges cultural divides and fosters inclusivity. Get a sneak peek of the upcoming Truth and Healing Artist Showcase and prepare to be amazed by ArtsWave's transformative impact in building a more inclusive, equitable community. Enjoy this week’s episode!

Your A.I. + Creativity News Roundup

With all of the A.I. news flooding our feeds and screens, we’ve got you covered. News to check out includes:

• [Due this Saturday!] OpenAI $100K Grant! Democratic Inputs to AI OpenAI — OpenAI’s nonprofit organization, OpenAI, Inc., is launching a program to award ten $100,000 grants to fund experiments in setting up a democratic process for deciding what rules A.I. systems should follow, within the bounds defined by the law. We recommend participating!

• Fast Food Brands Duel With ChatGPT-Generated Ads AdWeek —

  McDonald’s, Burger King, and Subway are using the chatbot to show off their strengths…and it’s hilarious!

• Meet Neuro-sama, the AI Twitch Streamer Who Plays Minecraft, Sings Karaoke, Loves Art Bloomberg — Thousands of livestreaming fans are tuning in to watch her discuss things like the cloaking mechanisms of cuttlefish. She shows that we’ll have human…and A.I. livestreamers providing entertainment.

• Introducing Voicebox: The Most Versatile AI for Speech Generation Meta — Can’t speak another language? No problem! Voice A.I. will help.

• Google extends generative AI search to places, products and virtual models Decoder — Google continues to race into the future of search: tourism and product searches are making their way into generative AI search, and you can now try on real clothes on generated models.

• Meta plans to put AI everywhere on its platforms Axios — Mark Zuckerberg announced a plan that will see it put generative AI text, image, and video generators into its flagship products, such as Facebook and Instagram.

• What will stop AI from flooding the internet with fake images? Vox — Google, Adobe, Microsoft, and other tech companies are trying new ways to label content made by AI.

• Emerging Architectures for LLM Applications a16z — “Pre-trained AI models represent the most important architectural change in software since the internet. They make it possible for developers to build incredible AI apps, in days, that surpass supervised ML projects that took big teams months to build.“

• Marc Andreessen Is (Mostly) Wrong This Time Wired — Silicon Valley’s preeminent venture capitalist tries to craft the ur-narrative for generative AI, and in doing so lays bare its contradictions.

• OpenAI Considers Creating an App Store for AI Software The Information — The marketplace would host fine-tuned versions of OpenAI models built by customers. Curating the millions of apps cropping up and holding them to standards seems good in my book - you?

Meet the Artists:
ArtsWave 2023 Truth & Healing Artist Showcase

ArtsWave’s Black and Brown Artist Program provides grant funding directly to independent artists of color to help get their endeavors off the ground. Since its founding in 2020 over the past three years, the program has distributed almost $750,000 to artists of every discipline and commissioned nearly 70 new works of art.

ArtsWaves doesn’t just provide opportunities for BIPOC artists to create art. The non-profit also strives to expand audiences for the work they support. The program puts on an annual showcase. This year, 18 artists will exhibit works that speak to the theme of “Truth and Healing” at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center July 14-16 and July 30, with the visual arts exhibition in place through September 10.

Projects will explore and build upon the current artistic commentary of health and race and connect it with historical events and visions of a more equitable future. The projects not only represent the African American experience, but also the experiences of those with Mexican, Lebanese, Somali, Argentinian, Zimbabwean, Guatemalan, and Indigenous heritage.

Learn more about the artists on our blog and stay tuned as Creativity Squared will be interviewing all of the artists during the event and bringing them onto the podcast!

Thank You to Render

Creativity Squared is supported by Render which provides Digital Likeness solutions for personal brand businesses, thought leaders, influencers, and business leaders who want to leverage their synthetic, A.I.-powered Likeness to communicate more effectively online and create audio and video content from anywhere without going on camera. Learn more by visiting: https://rendermedia.ai.

Interested in partnering with Creativity Squared, reach out!

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