#186: The AI Content Deluge

This week Ian and Michael discuss the growing flood of AI-generated films, music, books, and artwork, prompted in part by a recent AI-produced entry at the Tribeca Film Festival. What begins as a conversation about synthetic creativity soon turns into a broader discussion about the economics of AI, the value of human-made art, and the fact that many of these systems are built on the uncompensated work of countless artists, writers, and musicians. Along the way we wonder whether audiences actually want endless machine-generated content, or whether the internet is simply becoming increasingly crowded with it. A mildly sceptical look at creativity in an age when producing more content has never been easier. (This description was written with the help of AI)