In this episode of softmax, I invited my good friends for a roundtable discussion. Joining me are Shamanic, a multidisciplinary creative technologist; Levi, a musician and founder of on-chain co-op Amerge; and Alex, a community organizer, spiritual explorer, and founder of Mothership, a creative accelerator. We dive into some fascinating topics that have been on our minds lately, starting with Shamanic's insights into the burgeoning world of VR raves and virtual music culture. It's amazing to see how these digital spaces are creating new opportunities for artists and fostering a sense of global community.
We then explore the intersection of AI and creativity, sparked by Levi's mention of Brian Eno's generative documentary. This led us to discuss the potential and challenges of AI in music, including the ethical principles proposed by AI4music.info. Alex shared an intriguing concept for a new type of social network powered by personal AI models, which got us all thinking about data sovereignty and the future of online interactions.
Throughout our conversation, we touched on themes of human creativity, technological advancement, and the importance of maintaining our humanity in this rapidly evolving digital landscape. As always, I'm grateful for these opportunities to chat with such insightful friends and explore these complex topics together. This episode is a great example of the kind of Discord conversations we have - deep, wide-ranging, and full of parallel tangents. I hope you enjoy listening to our discussion as much as we enjoyed having it!
Links:
VR Chat: https://hello.vrchat.com/
VRC Party hub: https://twitter.com/vrchatpartyhub
VRC Rave Schedules: https://vrc.tl/
Brian Eno Generative Documentary: https://www.theverge.com/24197153/eno-documentary-generative-film-gary-hustwit-interview
Principles for Music Creation in AI: https://aiformusic.info/
Guests
Shamanic:
https://twitter.com/shamanic_arts
https://objkt.com/@shamanicarts
Levi Downey:
https://www.instagram.com/levi.downey/
https://x.com/levidowney?lang=en
https://www.amerge.xyz/
Alex Park:
https://www.instagram.com/alex.park/?hl=en
https://www.mothership.wtf/
softmax:
Join our discord! https://discord.gg/3zTywUX9BY
Mark Redito:
https://x.com/markredito
https://www.instagram.com/markredito/
Music
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Podcast Artwork
Shamanic: https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1MoBFWosexpEkoCuXimxzrcffGANr7Twi7/1
Homie Roundtable with Shamanic, Levi Downey and Alex Park