What if you could create the impossible with AI?

In this debut episode of Artful Intelligence, Chris McLeod introduces us to Montreal-based filmmaker Malick Lombion, whose groundbreaking technique, Hyperlapse X AI, is redefining video art. Malick combines hyperlapse cinematography with cutting-edge AI tools like DALL-E to compress time, space, and reality into surreal and mesmerizing visuals.

Malick pushed AI to its creative limits, proving that human ingenuity and machine learning can work in tandem to unlock new dimensions of art. Reid Hoffman and Chris explore what it takes to innovate at this level: the right partnerships, a willingness to fail publicly, and a commitment to going all in.

Discover how Malick’s work inspired a new wave of video creators—and what it says about the future of creativity in an AI-driven world.

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Time Stamps:

Introduction

00:01 – Artful Intelligence introduction.

02:36 – Chris and Reid discuss the central question: Can AI amplify human creativity?

04:08 – A brief history of cinematic breakthroughs, from Georges Méliès to hyperlapse.

08:13 – Malick explains Hyperlapse x AI.

Part 1: The Right Humans Are Required

10:01 – Malick discovers DALL-E 2 and its potential for groundbreaking visuals.

10:55 – Malick teams up with Manuel Sainsily to create Hyperlapse x AI.

12:26 – A long and tedious process.

13:35 – Reid Hoffman on the value of diverse collaborators in AI innovation.

Part 2: Plan on Failure in a Public Way

18:39 – Malick gets an offer to work with Insta360.

20:45 – Public experimentation on Instagram leads Malick to hyperlapse videos.

23:08 – Trial and error with a 10-foot selfie stick.

26:39 – Reid Hoffman on iterative deployment and learning from failure.

Part 3: Once You Know Where You’re Going, Go All In

31:26 – Malick begins transforming his 360 footage into a Hyperlapse x AI video.

32:16 – Malick moves from Guadeloupe to Montreal, fully committing to his passion for video creation.

37:09 – Malick completes his breakthrough video.

40:33 – Malick’s Hyperlapse x AI video goes viral.

Outro

49:19 – Chris reflects on Malick’s journey and previews the next episode in the series.

Links:

Malick Lombion’s Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/malick.fr?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

Malick’s Hyperlapse x AI video with the Insta360 camera

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CiPyY1VAv6I/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

An updated version of Malick’s and Manuel Sainsily’s first Hyperlapse x AI video

https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChNyS6iAEA8/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

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