The Countdown to LA Summit Begins
Hi everyone! Dani here, Founder of Artist and the Machine. I wanted to drop a line and say hello personally to our LA community, and share why we truly can’t wait to host you in just one month’s time.
We’re at a turning point in history, and it feels like every day this space is moving exponentially faster – November 2025 in Los Angeles is on the midst of major change and overhaul at the intersection of industry and technology. LA has always been the heart of creativity, entertainment, and big dreams. Yet it’s an immensely polarizing time – what we knew of the creative industries is evolving at an unprecedented rate. We are living through a moment we will never forget. And it’s more important than ever to gather together, IRL.
This past April, we hosted our first-ever AI & Creativity Summit in NY for 300 carefully curated individuals in the big apple – and now we can’t wait to bring it back to our birthplace, Los Angeles. Here’s some of the candid feedback you all shared with us about the NY Summit that we can’t wait for you to experience again –
In one week’s time, our Early Bird Pricing will end. Even sooner, we’ll reveal Agenda, Headline Speakers & Sponsors, Venue walkthroughs that will blow your mind. Space will get tight. I’m serious – we cannot physically fit everyone that wants to attend while maintaining the integrity of our intimate, heavily curated Summit.
So if you’re planning to join us, don’t wait. We’re pleased to extend 20% off exclusively to recipients of this email – use code LA20 between now and Friday.
Til next time,
Dani Van de Sande & The Artist and the Machine Team
Paige Piskin is an award-winning AI and XR creator, known for pushing the boundaries of digital makeup, character design, and augmented reality experiences. With AR effects generating more than 300 billion impressions, shared 2 billion times, Paige has worked with major brands like Netflix, Bratz, Warner, and Coldplay, bringing immersive storytelling to life. She has also been a guest judge for Netflix, consultant, and 2x hackathon winner, recognized for her innovative work in AI-driven AR experiences. Paige is passionate about blending generative AI with character design, expanding the possibilities of digital self-expression and interactive storytelling.
Claire Silver is an anonymous AI-Collaborative artist that works with oil, acrylic, collage, photography, and different digital mediums to create her work. She often blends the classical style and mythos into her art, collaboratively producing work that feels at once familiar and strange. Her work explores themes of innocence, trauma, the hero’s journey, and how our view of them will change in an increasingly transhumanist future. Claire’s art can be found in the permanent collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, has been at Sotheby’s London and Christie’s New York and in galleries, museums, and festivals all over the world. Featured in the New York Times, WIRED, Fortune, NPR, and countless podcasts, Claire takes every opportunity to explore her unending fascination with AI, fight for visibility for this budding art movement, and wonder at the magnitude of this moment in history. She often feels like a caveman painting fire. Claire is vocal in her belief that with the rise of AI, for the first time, the barrier of skill is swept away and that in this evolving era, taste is the new skill.