Joanna Peña-Bickley is an inventor and a design technologist known as the mother of Cognitive Experience Design. Named one of Fortune's Most Powerful Women, she’s been at the forefront of A.I. aided generative design, and has created her own framework with principles to ensure that A.I. enhances humans.
 
Born a dyslexic child in San Antonio, TX, a thread throughout Joanna’s unlikely career is crafting magical experiences whether it was inventing one of the first streaming video players for ABC or designing the first banking app on the Apple Watch for Citibank. She’s also designed the first smart mobility platform for General Motors, invented new ambient intelligent Alexa Devices for Amazon, and also reimagined the world's mobility for Uber.
 
A fan of science fiction and a Trekkie at heart, Joanna has always seen the link between fiction and invention. She’s bringing this to Sensory6, her new A.I. company focusing on making people more resilient through bio wearable technology and human digital twins. The company is on a mission to augment our intelligence and give us superpowers to adapt.
 
And in being unapologetically herself, she’s also an avid organizer and advocate for women and girls in design and tech. She co-founded Designed By Us, a cooperative dedicated to accelerating gender equity in S.T.E.A.M.D, which is Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math, and Design education.


Joanna believes that we all have the power within us to design a better future, and A.I. needs infinite diversity and infinite combinations to bring its promise of an equitable future into fruition.


Hear how Joanna thinks about creativity and A.I., what shaped her career trajectory, her ethical framework, how we need to embrace – not ban A.I., the call for positive A.I. stories, and how she dares to design a better future, today.

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Learn How A.I. Can Help us Build a Better Future Today with Design Technologist Joanna Peña-Bickley

Do people trust A.I.-created hyper-realistic avatars? Discover what the data reveals in the first study of its kind! 

Soon to-be Dr. Jill Schiefelbein is the Chief Experience Officer and a Partner at Render, a Creativity Squared partner and sponsor that’s a start-up specializing in creating hyper-realistic avatars, including mine. Jill is also a leading researcher on these types of photo-realistic avatars. 

She’s an early tech adopter and thrives at the intersections of communication, education, and technology. As a University faculty-turned-entrepreneur, she’s an award-winning business owner, author, and recovering academic. She taught at Arizona State University for 11 years, analyzed terrorist documents to provide counter-terrorism messaging strategies to the military, and was a pioneer in digital education. Jill helps organizations navigate physical, digital, and technological communication spaces to attract customers, increase sales, and retain clients. 

As of December '23, Jill will have defended her doctoral dissertation, which is the first study of its kind that focuses on the effectiveness, engagement, and trust of hyper-realistic avatars – with both subjective and objective participant data. 

What does the research data reveal? Today, you’re getting the first glimpse of her research findings here on Creativity Squared! 

If you want your own custom synthetic avatar, we’re collaborating with Render to bring their Avatar Experience to Cincinnati, OH, on October 25 and 26, so you can digitally clone yourself too. If you’re interested in learning more, sign up for the Creativity Squared free weekly newsletter at CreativitySquared.com where all event details will be shared. 

In this episode, you’ll not only discover how avatars reach and resonate with viewers, but also how Jill consults businesses to understand, utilize, and leverage synthetic media through added personalization, customization, and choice. Geek out with us about the history of avatars, the synthetic media industry landscape and business use cases, and how this new medium is democratizing video creation and helping us to become more human.

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Do People Trust A.I.-Created Avatars? Discover what the Data Reveals with Render’s Jill Schiefelbein

Do you trust how your data is being handled in this era of A.I.?

Rob Richardson is the CEO and Founder of Disrupt Art and the Founder of Disruption Now Media, a platform that includes MidwestCon where Rob heads programming and the Disruption Now Podcast which Rob hosts. Rob has appeared on MSNBC, America this Week, and is a regular contributor to Roland Martin Unfiltered.

Disrupt Art helps brands gamify loyalty programs and envisions a world where customers aren't just consumers but co-creators and stakeholders in the process. 

Disruption Now Media’s MidwestCon is a one-of-a-kind conference and cultural experience where policy meets innovation, creators ignite change, and tech fuels social impact. Rob curates and is head of programming of MidwestCon in addition to being the host of the Disruption Now Podcast where he has conversations with disruptors focused on impact.

When Rob was appointed chairman of the University of Cincinnati’s Board of Trustees, he became the youngest person to serve in this role in the University’s history. In his tenure, he established the 1819 Innovation Hub where industry and talent collaborate to spark groundbreaking ideas. He created a leadership development and academic preparedness program for high school students. He also championed reforms to the University’s police policies.
 
Rob also ran for public office as the Democratic nominee for Ohio treasurer in 2018. He received over 2 million votes running on the platform of inclusive innovation for Ohio. 

In today’s episode, discover how A.I. can be a force for good and why explainable A.I. is crucial in today's tech landscape. You’ll hear about the trends Rob is paying attention to when it comes to web3, blockchain, and artificial intelligence and how he’s thinking about policy innovation, trust, and transparency. You’ll also learn more about the vibrant tech scene here in Cincinnati and how the University of Cincinnati is at the forefront of innovation in explainable artificial intelligence.

Listen on to understand how to challenge assumptions and common narratives in order to move forward and create equity and positive impact with technology.

EPISODE SHOW NOTES: https://creativitysquared.com/podcast/ep25-rob-richardson-dont-trust-a-i-verify   

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Because it’s important to support artists, 10% of all revenue Creativity Squared generates will go to ArtsWave, a nationally recognized non-profit that supports over 100 arts organizations.

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Explainable AI, Policy Innovation & AI for Good with MidwestCon & Disrupt Art Founder Rob Richardson

Ryan Millsap is joined by top entertainment and Atlanta based executive Chris Ledoux and his entrepreneurial wife - Genevieve Ledoux! Listen up -  2 Ledoux's are better than one!

Deux LeDoux's! Chris & Genevieve Talk AI And More!

From Classroom Teacher to AI-Collaborative Author, Meet J. Thorn.

J. is an independent publisher and author who has published more than two million words, sold more than 185,000 books worldwide, and is an official member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the Horror Writers Association, and the Great Lakes Association of Horror Writers.
Co-founder of the Writers, Ink podcast with J.D. Barker, J. has interviewed some of today's most successful authors including Matthew McConaughey, James Patterson, Dean Koontz, Seth Godin, Joyce Carol Oates, Chuck Palahniuk, and many more.

J. earned a B.A. in American History from the University of Pittsburgh and a M.A. from Duquesne University. He is a husband, father, full-time writer, and a part-time professor at John Carroll University.

J. and I first connected about our A.I. newsletters that we both publish through the Beehiiv platform. His is called the Creative AI Digest. After that, he drove down from Cleveland to our first CincyAI Meetup which I co-host with Kendra Ramirez, and is the largest A.I. meetup in the region in partnership with the University of Cincinnati’s UC Digital Futures. He’s expanded my approach on how to interact with A.I. and I couldn’t be more excited to share our fascinating and thought-provoking conversation with you. 

In today's episode, J. shares how in April 2023 ChatGPT-4 changed the trajectory of his Amazon book sales and his ah-ha moment for GenAI’s impact on publishing and beyond. Discover J.'s prompt to process and innovative role-playing approaches to co-writing with AI. We also discuss the publishing industry’s landscape pre- and post-GenAI, how AI is enabling greater accessibility for writers, and the need to support all writers and stop review bombing. We discuss the potential impact of AI on the entertainment industry as we know it, the importance of teaching responsible AI use in the classroom, how creators can leverage digital books, and the need for kindness and empathy as we navigate this new creative landscape.

How can you harness the power of AI to unleash your creativity? Listen in to find out!

EPISODE SHOW NOTES: https://creativitysquared.com/podcast/ep40-j-thorn-from-a-i-prompts-to-process/

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From AI Prompts to Process: How ChatGPT-4 & GenAI is Impacting the Publishing Industry with J. Thorn

Cindy Gallop who is the face of ‘the Social Sex Revolution,’ joins Creativity Squared again to discuss sex, A.I. & the human condition. 

Cindy is the Founder & CEO of MakeLoveNotPorn, the world's first and only user-generated, human-curated social sex video-sharing platform. Its mission is to end rape culture by socializing and normalizing sex and promoting good sexual values and behavior. 

With over 30 years in the advertising industry, Cindy is an outspoken advocate of diversity and inclusion in advertising, tech, & business. She consults with brands on radical, breakthrough, innovative, & transformative ways to change the game in their industries.

In our first conversation in Ep. 35, Cindy shared her solution to end deepfakes which disproportionately target women. Her answer: Fund female founders.

As she shared, we haven’t fully realized the potential of the internet and technology through the female lens, one in which we will all be safer, happier, and making more money, including men!

In today’s episode, you’ll learn how you can easily fund our guest female founder in a couple of clicks. Support Cindy scaling her core business and building out the MakeLoveNotPorn Academy for the best sex education, based on age appropriateness, on the web: https://wefunder.com/makelovenotporn/. This is Cindy’s first-ever equity crowdfunding campaign, led by actress Jameela Jamil and hosted on the Wefunder platform.

Cindy also explains the importance of MakeLoveNotPorn’s revenue-sharing model and user ownership of content and data. Additionally, we discuss why Cindy pioneered the SexTech category, her thoughts on A.I., intimacy & the loneliness epidemic, where SexTech is today, and where it can go beyond just the hardware. Cindy also shares how SexTech can be used in gaming and messaging to improve our human-to-human sexual interactions and relationships. Despite an increasingly tech-driven world, Cindy stresses the value of human connection and touch. 

Cindy accurately predicted sex in self-driving cars. What are her other SexTech predictions? Listen in to find out!

EP NOTES: https://creativitysquared.com/podcast/ep43-cindy-gallop-sex-a-i-the-human-condition/

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Sex, AI & the Human Condition: SexTech Pioneer Cindy Gallop’s MakeLoveNotPorn Social Sex Revolution

What if you could have a conversation with Salvador Dalí? Now you can…with the A.I. version of Dalí!

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Surrealism, we have a special Creativity Squared episode for you today with none other than the legendary Surrealist artist, Salvador Dalí…or rather, the A.I.-reimagined Dalí! The artist famously wrote, “If someday I may die, though it is unlikely, I hope the people in the cafes will say, ‘Dalí has died, but not entirely.’” 
 
The Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida is one of the most innovative museums in the world. Today, the museum is unveiling its latest project bringing Salvador Dalí back to life through artificial intelligence called “Ask Dalí.” This custom-built chatbot is trained on Dalí’s writings and voice so museumgoers can interact directly with the artist through a Surrealist lobster telephone. 

To add color and context to this conversation, we also have Martin Pagh Ludvigsen joining us. Martin was on a SXSW panel called, “Salvador Dalí, AI, and The Future of Creativity.” “Ask Dalí” was demoed on stage where host Helen Todd asked if Dalí would be a guest on Creativity Squared!  
 
Martin is a Creative Technologist, A.I. Director, and head of Labs at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. Originally from Denmark, Martin holds degrees in Computer Science and Theater Science, where his creative journey started by moving his body on stages and then by moving pixels on screens. Martin uses cutting-edge tech to tell stories for brands and has directed award-winning work globally. Like many others, Martin likes to tinker and break things. But unlike most, he also likes putting them back together in new and unexpected ways.
 
The Dalí Museum is a client of Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, and Martin was instrumental in bringing “Ask Dalí” to life. You’ll learn more about this project and the museum’s other groundbreaking work using VR, synthetic media, and OpenAI’s DALL-E in their exhibitions. And yes, you’ll also get to hear Dalí answer questions at the intersection of A.I. and creativity on today’s show, including the one “he” recommended on stage at SXSW. 
 
What is Dalí’s answer to the question, "How can the cold, calculated precision of artificial intelligence be melted into the surreal, liquid dreams of human creativity?" Listen in to find out!

EPISODE SHOW NOTES: https://creativitysquared.com/podcast/ep44-salvador-dali-expand-your-mind-on-immortality-art-and-a-i/  

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A.I. Salvador Dalí: The Dalí Museum’s OpenAI GPT-4 ‘Ask Dalí’ with GS&P’s Martin Pagh Ludvigsen

Will artificial intelligence replace artists? 
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