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Isobel McCrum
Language scientist and producer with experience at Microsoft who works at the intersection of language, technology, and creativity; collaborated with Gasda on experiments using LLMs as dramaturgs and fine-tuned a model on his plays.
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AI as Dramaturg: What It Means to Create Art with a Machine | Matthew Gasda and Isobel McCrum
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Matthew Gasda, a playwright and founder of the Brooklyn Center for Theater Research, teams up with Isobel McCrum, a language scientist from Microsoft, to explore the intriguing intersection of AI and art. They dive into how AI served as a dramaturg for Gazda's play, Doomers, sparking audience debates about machine-made creativity. The duo discusses the limits of AI in capturing human depth, the implications of Borges' concepts on authorship, and the evolution of theater in a tech-driven world. Can art retain its essence when machines join the creative process?
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