In a world overwhelmed by AI-generated noise, the real frontier is not asking AI to do more for us but building reusable scaffolding that improves every future interaction. Utility, it turns out, is the new avant-garde. #agenticAI #AI #Craft #Mingei #Innovation https://lnkd.in/gAr-hqMf

Each week, we feature one of our instructors at the School of Radical Imagination. Together, we explore the edges of learning, creativity, and liberation through their lens. This week’s reflections come from Mayra M., facilitator of The Cyberpsychology of AI Creativity, starting this Wednesday, April 8, as part of our Spring 2026 cohort. 🧠 3 Ideas from Mayra I. Creativity isn’t just what we make; it’s also how we experience that making. Too often the word “creativity” is understood as tools, process, or outcomes but rarely is it discussed as lived experience. The onset and pervasive spread of AI furthermore shifts our understanding of creativity from a purely human process towards a shared experience shaped by systems, interfaces, and feedback loops. II. AI can reduce repetitive effort in some creative workflows and accelerate output in others, but it does not enhance our capacity for meaning-making. Faster creation can sometimes flatten necessary reflection, making it harder to distinguish expression from generation. III. Reclaiming the more expressive aspects of our own creativity may require us to revisit analog practices; cutting, arranging, and writing by hand, for example, are a few simple ways to help us restore a sense of organic authorship and human presence in an increasingly generative landscape. 📚 2 Resources to Explore I. A free, computer vision interactive by Stanford University https://lnkd.in/eknSi8rd Easily toggle between what humans see and what computers see to better understand: a) how the same image can be interpreted very differently by humans and machines b) that AI doesn’t “see” meaning; it can only process patterns, features, and probabilities c) AI’s patterns, features, and probabilities can shape (and sometimes distort) creative outcomes II. Creative AI Costumes and Dance - One With The Groove https://lnkd.in/eUtDxytJ Visual artist, designer, and editor Kelly Boesch (who blurs the lines between human emotion and machine imagination) just released this mesmerizing YouTube video showcasing insanely creative costume designs with AI-assisted tools, including the new Midjourney V8 and VEO3 for the animations. The result? A spectacular example of the latest #aiart capabilities (as of April 1, 2026) as well as a wonderful array of unique textures and hypnotic shapes! Original works created and directed by the artist with AI-assisted tools. © 2026 Kelly Boesch. 💭 1 Question to Ponder When you use AI, in what ways does your sense of creativity feel altered, and what changes do you notice in your thinking or emotions? ⚡ …Step Into the Classroom If these ideas sparked something in you, join Mayra Ruiz-McPherson for The Cyberpsychology of AI Creativity — a 4-week immersive course exploring how AI reshapes imagination, authorship, and creative identity. https://lnkd.in/gcCiezWe

Thoughts on AI For those of us working within design and film, there’s a growing, and entirely understandable, unease around AI. Much of the concern centres on authorship, integrity, and the possible erosion of craft. These are not abstract worries; they go to the heart of how and why we make work at all. At the same time, it helps to place this moment in context. Creative fields have always been shaped by disruption. Each generation encounters its own technological interloper: photography unsettling painting, film unsettling theatre, digital tools unsettling print. The initial response is often resistance, even alarm. And yet, over time, these tools are absorbed, reshaped, and ultimately become part of the language itself. AI belongs to that continuum. It may feel more abrupt, more pervasive, but the underlying question is a familiar one: how to engage with a new tool without losing the human instinct that gives the work its meaning. In our own work, we’ve approached AI not as a substitute for creativity, but as a collaborator, particularly when dealing with subjective material such as memory, dreams, and interior states. In film terms, these are the spaces where logic loosens, and interpretation takes over. Used in this way, AI is less about producing finished images and more about opening up visual and narrative possibilities, suggestions rather than solutions. One of the strongest criticisms, however, is its dependence on existing human work. AI systems draw from vast bodies of creative output, raising legitimate concerns around ownership and attribution. That concern is real. But it is also true that human creativity has always been, in part, an act of accumulation. We borrow, we absorb, we reinterpret. Few of us arrive untouched by influence; there are very few Mozarts. The distinction lies in how that influence is shaped. Human creativity is filtered through experience, judgment, and intent. AI processes patterns at scale. So the question is not whether influence exists, it always has, but whether there is a conscious hand guiding what it becomes. What feels important now is neither to reject AI outright nor to embrace it uncritically, but to engage with it with clarity and restraint. To use it where it extends the work, where it deepens a moment, suggests an image, or helps articulate something otherwise difficult to reach, and to avoid it where it replaces the thinking. Because while the tools will continue to evolve, as they always have, the essential task remains unchanged: to shape meaning, to exercise judgement, and to bring a human point of view to the work.

🎨 Will AI replace 3D artists? We hope not! With rapid advances in generative tools, this question is becoming more common across the creative industry. AI can now produce impressive visuals in seconds. But producing visuals is not the same as creating meaningful design. We believe that instead of replacing artists, AI may redefine how creative professionals collaborate with technology. What’s your perspective on this? Would love to hear in the comments! #AIinDesign #3DDesign #CreativeIndustry #DesignFuture #DigitalArt

Just a small thought as a designer…🧑💻 People say AI will replace designers. Maybe it can generate faster. But it doesn’t sit there trying 20 fonts, changing colors again and again, zooming in and out just to feel if it’s right. It doesn’t overthink, restart, or question why the first version felt better. Design isn’t just output. It’s the process, the chaos, the feeling. And that part is still very human. With AI, things have definitely become easier, faster ideas, quicker outputs. But being a designer isn’t just about the final result. It’s the constant tweaks, the overthinking,and the feeling that something still isn’t right. AI can help speed things up, but it can’t replace that instinct. #Ai #Designlife #Graphicdesign #Artificialintelligence #Creativitymatters #Linkedincreators #Designthinking

Soumyadeb Mitra (CEO RudderStack) wrote today that the second wave of AI is not about cutting costs. It's about decision speed. I've been saying the same thing for months. But from the production side. ↓ While your competition needs a week to produce 60 seconds of content - I deliver a finished film in 24–72 hours. Not as an exception. As the operational standard. This is not a question of tools. It's a question of architecture. ↓ What is One Cut AI Workflow? You don't improvise. You don't iterate. You don't fix it in post-production. You design the intention - and the model executes. Shooting ratio 1.5:1. Zero corrective post-production. Full character consistency - from 1 minute to 90 minutes. Music at a compositional level - not randomly generated, designed. My characters are not avatars. They are digital actors. I control their behaviour, facial expressions, biological movement. They return in subsequent scenes as the same person - not as a lookalike. ↓ Syntax Protocol™ is not a prompt. It is a deterministic language for communicating with generative models. The first publicly documented system of its kind. Developed over 13 months, 47 test sessions. Result: what others achieve in a month - I deliver in days. What others achieve for hundreds of thousands of euros - I deliver for a fraction. ↓ What has been produced: VIKING - Before the Gates of Álfabjört 20 minutes. 6K. 60fps. Lipsync in Old Norse and Proto-Slavic. Original orchestral score. 3 working days. One person. Part II currently in production. Planned duration: approx. 20 minutes. Ramesh - a film about the loneliness of an elderly man 7 minutes. For an NGO partner in Mumbai. Biological truth of a candlelight scene - 13 generations to perfection. The Passion of Christ - in production Approx. 20 minutes. Historically faithful to the 1st century. Biomechanics of the body under the weight of the cross as a semantic parameter. ↓ Below - the EVELLE cream advertisement - one of the first Biological AI Cinema™ productions. Edyta. Real skin. Real light. Zero plastic. This is the standard I offer to beauty and luxury brands. Not as the future. As the present. ↓ Your competition reacts to trends in weeks. You can react in hours. If you want to know what this looks like for your brand - private message. Darkar Sinoe Semantic Architect | Founder Synthetic Souls Studio™ Biological AI Cinema™ | Syntax Protocol™ | One Cut AI Workflow #BiologicalAICinema #SyntaxProtocol #OneCutAI #EraIII #AIFilmmaking #SemanticArchitecture #LuxuryStrategy #DarkarSinoe #SyntheticSoulsStudio

How will the rise of AI reshape the creative industry — and what does it mean for the value of human‑made work? We’ve published a new overview exploring the evolving relationship between human artists and AI‑generated content. As automation accelerates and production tools become more accessible, the market is shifting in ways that impact creators, distributors, and the wider digital ecosystem. This article highlights: 🎨 The changing perception of human‑crafted design 🤖 How AI is redefining production speed and cost 📉 Why some creative markets may face downward pressure 🌍 Global factors influencing the future of creative work 📈 Opportunities for businesses that adapt early For distributors, understanding these trends is essential. The balance between human creativity and AI‑driven efficiency will shape future demand, pricing models, and customer expectations. 👉 Read the full overview: https://lnkd.in/d5DAhTZ3

WHAT IN THE AI. When I first saw Marseille’s new badge launch online, I thought I was going mad. Then I saw it on the official Olympique de Marseille Instagram and realised this AI dream was a reality. Design agencies aren’t just designing logos anymore. They’re designing possibilities. AI just makes those possibilities faster, louder and slightly crazier. When everything can be generated and presented in minutes, the perceived value quietly shifts. This bonkers AI video of nearly 50 badge scenarios detracts from the real craft behind the badge. Maybe this isn’t a critique of AI or agencies. Just a reminder that genuine craft and strategic design thinking will always win. #ai #design #brandidentity

AI can generate. But it still needs direction. A static visual can become more than an image. It can grow into motion, meaning and impact. That is not the power of the tool. That is the power of vision. This is L.U.N.A by Studio5802. AI-driven visuals shaped by concept, taste and control. #AI #Design #CreativeDirection #MotionDesign #VisualStorytelling #ContentCreation

very Valid... Generative AI works like magic but I still need to use my editing skills, add sound design and make countless tweaks for each prompt in the first place #creatives #AIart #digitalcreative