Pioneers of AI Possible: Artful Intelligence, part 2, featuring Elise Swopes
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Jun 7, 2025 
Elise Swopes, a trailblazing visual artist and educator known for merging AI with photography, shares her journey of creativity and resilience. She discusses the empowerment of marginalized voices in the NFT space and the community's role in shaping the future of art. Reid Hoffman reflects on AI's potential to enhance human expression and creativity, questioning whether it can ever truly replicate the human touch in artistry. Together, they explore the transformative effects of AI on personal and professional creativity.
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Empower Through Confidence
- Focus on helping people feel confident in their choices and identities.
- This peace and confidence can improve the world.
Early Creative Exploration
- Elise learned creative tools early by teaching herself using an old Mac her mom brought home.
- This tech opened her endless possibilities for expression, shaping her creative journey.
AI Can Foster Kindness
- Online troll behavior reveals human fear and dysfunction behind vitriol.
- AI tools could foster reflection and kindness, improving online discourse.