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I often think about how the Lumière brothers, prob some of the most important pioneers in the history of filmmaking, gave up on the idea of motion pictures after experimenting with it for a few years, considering it just a novelty. They said motion pictures were 'an invention…

One of the main arguments against photography in the 19th century was that it was viewed more as a mechanical process than an artistic one. All you needed to take a picture was just a button, right? But as photography matured, so did the understanding of its potential as an…

The AI Loss-Aversion Theory: when an AI model performs well on a narrow task, instead of focusing on the potential benefits and opportunities this creates, societal reaction will be dominated by apprehension over potential disruptions to the status quo.

the other day i attended RNA, a gathering of AI research and art hosted by Runway

as a fan of art, technology, behavioral psychology, and research, this was exactly the kind of event i feel like i needed.

kicked off with kelin and Ryan Mather, the two designers behind…

There's something incredibly hypnotic about watching a great skateboarder land a new trick. Also, the feeling of landing a hard trick is the closest I've come to the sensation of spending countless hours debugging code and finally figuring out what the issue was.

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Our first Research and Art (RNA) NYC was a hit! Session 001 included talks by Y-Lan Boureau, Rohit Girdhar, Sasha Rush, and Jon Kessler.

More RNA sessions to come!

“Every civilization will use the maximum level of technology available to make art. And it’s the responsibility of the artist to ask questions about what that technology means and how it reflects our culture.” — R. Luke DuBois

World building. Can’t wait.

For the second year in a row I had the pleasure of being on the jury for the Runway film festival… the progress of both technology and ideas has been exciting to watch. I will also be speaking May 1st screening in LA. Come say hey. Ticket info below…

Ten films. Special presentations. And a panel all about the persistence of story.

Join us in exactly one week for the second annual AI Film Festival in Los Angeles.

Select seats still available, request to attend at aiff.com

Next week aiff.com LA!

The big internal debate at Runway is about the correct pronunciation of AIFF. It's time to pick a side.

I like the new UI of #runway , it is much more intuitive and simplifies the generation of lip sync as the option is integrated in the main work screen.

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RNA 001 coming on Wednesday! We are totally oversubscribed, but we are already planning more sessions

I don’t think the anti-Silicon Valley narrative entirely captures the sentiment of what we are doing at Runway. I am not against or in opposition to Silicon Valley. SV/SF culture is great, and I actually believe being contrarian to SV is the most SV thing to do.

However, I do…

Last year we got 400 submissions. This year we got 2,400 submissions. Next year?

Should we open a London office? It's the third largest cluster of research talent for us, after NYC and SF.