Watch Now: Grimes, Matt Zien + Ben Relles at the LA Summit
Almost exactly one week ago, we gathered at our inaugural LA Summit for a full day of conversation and exploration into the most unexpected collisions between AI and creativity across disciplines.
Our opening session featured Grimes and Matt Zien, led by Ben Relles, in a raw, intimate conversation as they shared their creative process – and wrestled with where to speed up, slow down, or create frameworks on the fly that encompass a human, and moral philosophy. From their new project THE TUTORIAL to the making of Artificial Angels, they unpacked the philosophies, tensions, and messy experimentation irl our stage.
Enjoy the full session below:
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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.