“We’ve been hearing a lot about the effect of AI on jobs, on the workforce, on technology. But I want to think about how AI will impact the production of culture and art.”
This is how Harvard professor Martin Puchner begins his fascinating DLD24 talk about ChatGPT, algorithms and their influence on human creativity.
For millennia, Puchner explains, humans have explored the meaning of life through writing, painting, making music and other forms of art.
“Now, suddenly, there seems to be a new agent around the block, a new generator of art and culture”, he observes. “And that has profound implications on how we live in the world.”
Watch the video to hear why Puchner sees AI as a tool for humans, rather than a creative force in itself, and follow along as he puts the technological advancements into a historical context.
