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Reid Southen is a concept artist and illustrator in the film industry whose credits include Alien: Earth, The Matrix Resurrections, The Woman King, The Hunger Games, and Marvel and DC projects. Since 2022, he's been an outspoken critic of AI and advocate for artists' rights.
Film concept artist and AI critic Reid Southen speaks about AI's impact on art and entertainment, bringing you up to speed on the current landscape of unethical generative AI and pushing back against it. How does AI work, and does it plagiarize by default? What are the ethical and legal issues? How does copyright apply, or more accurately, not apply? What's happening with the many lawsuits? What kind of resistance are we seeing? How are companies and studios reacting? How does the general public feel, and what can you do to make a difference for both yourself and others? All of this and more will be covered, where the goal is to give you the tools and information you need to understand and talk about AI in such a fast-moving world, and hopefully walk away feeling more empowered and optimistic in the face of AI.