Team Human Ari Kuschnir: Trump Ayahuasca - AI and the Alchemical Imaginary
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Dec 17, 2025 Ari Kuschnir, an AI storyteller and artist known for provocative works like Trump Ayahuasca, dives into the fascinating blend of AI and storytelling. He shares insights on using AI to reclaim a collective imagination and challenge our cultural addiction to dystopian narratives. Ari discusses his creative processes, from collaborating with AI to crafting hopeful futures. They explore how AI mediates imagery and the need for ethical alignment in AI's development, while also celebrating the punk ethos of individual creators disrupting traditional media.
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Creating Trump Ayahuasca In Flow
- Ari Kuschnir created Trump Ayahuasca in a flow state after Grok made unguarded AI rendering possible.
- He discovered the character's core wound and let the AI images guide the unfolding story shot-by-shot.
Designing Love Force One From A Single Image
- Love Force One grew from one image: reimagining a $400M Qatari plane interior as a healing, futuristic space.
- Ari populated themed rooms and placed leaders through therapeutic arcs, culminating in new child leaders.
AI Negotiates Your Visual History
- AI both flattens and negotiates an artist's vision with five centuries of imagery and iconography.
- That negotiation can produce new, more legible ideas that improve the final work.