Dream Machine is your front-row seat to hear in real time, how artificial intelligence is reshaping the creative world. We are here to reveal the exciting, sometimes unsettling ways AI intersects with art, culture and innovation. Through lively, thought provoking and often humorous conversations with artists, engineers, creative trailblazers, we explore how AI is challenging what it means to be creative. While AI can assist, collaborate, amplify and even provoke us, it’s our unique perspective, imagination and wit that keep the human creative flame alive.
Katy Gero explores the evolving relationship between AI and writing with James Finestone, discussing AI's potential to enhance creative writing, ethical implications, and the importance of community models in shaping the future of writing; this is an interview.
18 Jun 2025TRANSCRIPT
Nicholas Christakis - From Fish Hooks to the Beach Boys, AI and Social Networks
Nicholas Christakis from Yale's Human Nature Lab discusses AI's impact on social networks, drawing insights from evolutionary origins and societal blueprints in this interview.
13 Apr 2025TRANSCRIPT
Kevin Kelly — How to Be a Good Ancestor with AI
Kevin Kelly—founding editor of Wired Magazine, futurist, and author of The Inevitable and Excellent Advice for Living—joins us to explore the strange and thrilling frontier where AI meets human creativity.
In this episode, we explore:
How AI is reshaping what it means to create
Why working with machines might become the new creative norm
Whether creativity is still a uniquely human trait
The value of long-term thinking in a fast-changing world
Why optimism is not naïve, but essential
We also touch on dog-like AI companions, collaborative art, techno-ethics, and what it means to be a good ancestor in an age of accelerating intelligence.
This is a wide-ranging conversation with one of the most original thinkers on technology and the future.
2 Feb 2025TRANSCRIPT
What is Creativity Anyway? - Conversation with Professor Dustin Stokes
In this episode of Dream Machine, I sit down with Professor Dustin Stokes, a philosopher from the University of Utah, whose work explores the fascinating connections between perception, imagination, and creativity. We navigate the philosophical dimensions of AI and creativity, asking questions that have been on my mind: Can machines truly imagine? What makes human creativity different from AI-generated ideas? And how do our beliefs and desires shape not just what we create but how we experience the world?
We also discuss the role of imagination in scientific discovery, the ethical challenges of AI in creative spaces, and whether AI could ever fully challenge what it means to be an artist or human creator. This conversation really made me reflect on the evolving relationship between humans and AI in the creative process.
If you are curious about the future of creativity in an increasingly AI-driven world, I think you will find this episode thought-provoking and inspiring.
4 Dec 2024
From the Horse's Mouth - Conversation with Chat GPT
ChatGPT co-founder discusses how AI has evolved from a tool for repetitive tasks to a genuine collaborator in creative fields, unlocking new forms of artistic expression and human-AI collaboration.
5 Nov 2024TRANSCRIPT
Art and AI - Luba Elliott
Luba Elliott is a renowned curator, researcher, and consultant at the forefront of the AI-art movement, curating exhibitions and events around the world that explore how AI is creating new pathways for Artists. She’s worked with institutions like the Serpentine Galleries, the V&A, and the ART-AI Festival, Ars Electronica and CogX, and she’s frequently called on to speak at global events like NeurIPS. Luba’s work bridges the gap between tech and art, helping artists and technologists rethink creativity and authorship in the digital age.
In our conversation, we’ll explore her perspective on AI’s evolving role in the art world. How does she see AI— as just a tool, or maybe as a true creative collaborator? We’ll talk about how artists are using AI in ways that would have been impossible just a few years ago and whether AI changes the emotional or personal connection in art. We discuss ethical challenges like copyright and data use, and we’ll look ahead to where she sees AI and artists heading in the next decade.
Throughout the discussion we mention some artists by name along with various AI technologies. For those that are interested I’ve added links on the show notes.
Get ready for a fresh perspective on the exciting and sometimes challenging dynamics between AI and creativity!
SAMPLE LIST OF ARTISTS THAT INCORPORATE OR COLLABORATE WITH AI:
Refik Anodol
https://refikanadol.com/ (https://refikanadol.com/)
Sougwen Chung
https://sougwen.com/ (https://sougwen.com/)
Mario Klingemann
https://quasimondo.com/ (https://quasimondo.com/)
Alexander Reben
https://areben.com/ (https://areben.com/)
Scott Eaton
https://www.scott-eaton.com/
Sofia Crespo
https://sofiacrespo.com (https://sofiacrespo.com)
Stephanie Dinkins
https://www.stephaniedinkins.com/ (https://www.stephaniedinkins.com/)
Ross Goodwin
https://rossgoodwin.com/ (https://rossgoodwin.com/)
Mimi Onuoha
https://mimionuoha.com/ (https://mimionuoha.com/)
Mike Tyka
https://www.miketyka.com/ (https://www.miketyka.com/)
Jake Elwes
https://www.jakeelwes.com/ (https://www.jakeelwes.com/)
Taryn Southern
https://aiartists.org/taryn-southern (https://aiartists.org/taryn-southern)
Memo Akten
https://www.artsy.net/artist/memo-akten (https://www.artsy.net/artist/memo-akten)
Linda Dounia
https://www.artsy.net/artist/linda-dounia-1 (https://www.artsy.net/artist/linda-dounia-1)
Anna Ridler
http://annaridler.com/bio (http://annaridler.com/bio)
Jenna Sutela
https://www.artsy.net/artist/jenna-sutela (https://www.artsy.net/artist/jenna-sutela)
Bobbie Barrat
https://www.instagram.com/robbie.exe/ (https://www.instagram.com/robbie.exe/)
Beeple (Mike Winklemann)
https://beeple-studios.xyz/faq/ (https://beeple-studios.xyz/faq/)
Casey Reas
https://reas.com/ (https://reas.com/)
James Bridle
https://jamesbridle.com/works (https://jamesbridle.com/works)
Kyle McDonald
https://kylemcdonald.net/ (https://kylemcdonald.net/)
David McLeod
http://davidmcleod.com/ (http://davidmcleod.com/)
Roman Lipski
https://www.romanlipski.com/quantum-blur (https://www.romanlipski.com/quantum-blur)
Daniel Ambrosi
https://www.danielambrosi.com/
Helena Sarin
https://www.neuralbricolage.com/ (https://www.neuralbricolage.com/)
Egor Kraft
https://kraft.studio/ (https://kraft.studio/)
Gretchen Andrew
https://www.gretchenandrew.com/ (https://www.gretchenandrew.com/)
Adam Harvey
https://adam.harvey.studio/ (https://adam.harvey.studio/)
Shinseungback Kimyonghun
https://ssbkyh.com/ (https://ssbkyh.com/)
Joanne Hastie
https://joannehastie.com/en-gb (https://joannehastie.com/en-gb)
Harm van den Dorpel
https://harm.work/ (https://harm.work/)
Ben Snell
http://bensnell.io/ (http://bensnell.io/)
Ai Da
https://www.ai-darobot.com/ (https://www.ai-darobot.com/)
5 Nov 2024TRANSCRIPT
Death of an Author - Stephen Marche
Today we joined by Stephen Marche, author and cultural commentator, whose work pushes the boundaries of writing and creativity. Steven‘s latest experiments involve collaborating with AI. From his groundbreaking novella, Death of an Author, to exploring the future of creativity in both human and machine driven storytelling, we will explore how AI is not just a tool but a potential collaborator in the world of writing and discuss what this means for the future of human imaginationb and one of the most deeply human pursuits - writing.
5 Nov 2024TRANSCRIPT
Introduction - Dream Machine: AI and Creativity
“Dream Machine” is your front-row seat to hear in real-time how artificial intelligence is reshaping the creative world. We’re here to reveal the exciting, sometimes unsettling ways AI intersects with art, culture and innovation, Through lively, thought-provoking and often humorous conversations with artists, engineers and creative trailblazers, we explore how AI is reshaping what it means to be creative. While AI can assist, collaborate, amplify and even challenge us, it’s our unique perspective, imagination and wit that keep the human creative flame alive.
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