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Friday, July 17, 4:35 – 4:55 pm
Resistance and Optimism In The Face of AI
Reid Southen


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.



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