MIT Technology Review Narrated How AI can help supercharge creativity
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Sep 17, 2025 Explore the fascinating intersection of AI and creativity as artists and musicians embrace generative tools. Discover how friction and unexpected results lead to innovation, pushing the boundaries of artistic expression. Hear insights from musicians and game designers about the serendipitous outcomes of AI collaborations. Delve into the challenges of maintaining control in a world where technology impacts creativity and inclusivity redefines artistic possibilities. Experience how AI is reshaping the creative landscape with new mediums and approaches.
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Live Coding With An AI Sidekick
- Lizzie Wilson performs live coding at Algorave shows, projecting her laptop and improvising code in front of an audience.
- She augments performances with a live-coding AI agent that suggests unexpected beats and loops to spark surprise.
AI As Collaborative Creative Partner
- Co-creativity frames AI as a collaborator that inspires or critiques rather than replacing human creators.
- The goal is tools that augment creative skill and enable new kinds of artistic work.
Frictionless Tools Can Narrow Creativity
- Text-to-image and text-to-music tools made creation frictionless but often produce outputs shaped by designers' defaults.
- That can limit true creativity because tools give what designers think users want, not what users intend.