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šØ New Realms of Creativity
003 - Pushing the boundaries of human creativity with artificial intelligence
Hey friends! šš»
Happy Monday and Happy Halloween! šĀ I canāt believe another month has flown by so quickly and that the holiday season is right around the corner!
In todayās newsletter, Iām going to share one of the more impressive applications of artificial intelligence Iāve seen and my thoughts on how AI is pushing the boundaries of human creativity. šØ
Outpainting by DALLā¢E
Imagine a robot that can paint like Monet. Or Picasso. Or Van Gogh. Or any artist of your choosing. In fact, imagine a robot that can paint in the style of any painting you would like.
Earlier this month on Twitter, I came across an eye-catching time-lapse of DALLā¢E performing āoutpaintingā. DALLā¢E is an AI system developed by OpenAI that can create realistic images and art from a description in natural language.
As seen in the timelapse, DALLā¢E was able to paint beyond the well-known canvas of āGirl with a Pearl Earringā by Johannes Vermeer seamlessly by taking into account the original visual elements such as lighting, shadows, reflections, and textures. As far as I can tell, itās even able to generate endless variations until youāre pleased with the result. I was blown away when I saw this video and couldnāt help but watch it a few more times.
As I work in the Business Messaging team at Meta, Iāve been thinking of ways artificial intelligence can be used to help support businesses. Imagine a small business that canāt afford to hire a designer or a social media manager. Perhaps they could just feed AI an image of their product and have it generate eye-catching visuals for social media posts or ads. This combined with an AI copywriting tool like copy.ai would make for an incredible marketing and advertising workflow powered by artificial intelligence.
As a product designer, I used to think that I was safe from artificial intelligence since my line of work falls in the creative field but now Iām starting to wonder if it can replace me someday in the future. Thereās definitely a lot to think about when it comes to artificial intelligence and what it means for artists. Check out this article in the New York Times about an AI-generated artwork that won an art prize.
But overall, I think the most exciting part about all this is that it demonstrates the potential for humans to work alongside artificial intelligence to create amazing things and push the boundaries of human creativity.
āØ October Favorites
š Podcast - āFocus Toolkit: Tools to Improve Your Focus & Concentration | Huberman Lab Podcast #88ā
One of my favorite podcasts Iāve been listening to recently has been the Huberman Lab Podcast hosted by Dr. Andrew Huberman who is a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the Department of Neurobiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine. His podcast dives into a variety of topics such as focus, sleep, health, fitness, memory, etc.
I really enjoyed this particular episode on focus and how you can improve your ability to get into a focused state for mental or physical work. He talks about binaural beats, caffeine, deliberate cold exposure, the pros and cons of fasted vs. fed states, enhancing dopamine, and more.
š¹ Tech - Casio CT-S1 Keyboard
I recently made an impulse purchase and got myself the Casiotone CT-S1 electric keyboard. Iāve never learned the piano growing up and I figured this would be a great skill or hobby to pick up whenever I have some downtime.
Currently, Iām learning to play āRiver Flows in Youā by Yiruma. It has only been a few days but Iām getting the hang of it. The trickiest thing has been trying to coordinate my left and right hands when playing. Hopefully, by the end of the year, Iāll be able to play a few of my favorite songs on the piano!
Thanks for reading and have a great week!
Austin