Going Backward to Go Somewhere New

About this episode

Chelsea and Georgia explore the implications of artists adding friction in their creative processes amidst the rise of AI.

The companion podcast to Issue No.78 of The Intersect. Chelsea and Georgia chase a question the newsletter only hints at: when artists deliberately add friction — soldering synths, drawing with pendulums, dressing new software in old clothes — is that genuine creative progress, or comfort in the shadow of AI? A conversation about what every upgrade leaves behind, and who eventually goes back to fetch it.

People in this episode

Host: Juergen Berkessel

Guests: Chelsea, Georgia

Topics covered

• creative progress
• AI
• artistic friction
• technology
• synths
• software

Keywords

• friction
• AI
• art
• technology
• synths
• creative process
• software
• pendulums

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Intersect

Books & works: Issue No.78

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