Co-presented by Zócalo Public Square, LACMA, Arts for LA, and ASU Narrative and Emerging Media Program. Moderated by Anuradha Vikram, Art Curator and Author, Use Me at Your Own Risk In 1951, Alan Turing, the father of computer science, predicted that “at some stage… we should have to expect the machines to take control.” As artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT promise to revolutionize the way we think and work—and futurists talk of the technology as a next step in human evolution—“some stage” appears to be now. For creative workers, the question hits particularly close to home. Artists across disciplines have harnessed generative AI as mind-extenders, expanding the possibilities of their work, and unleashing new ways to see the world. But as bots get more adept at human-like thought, writers, actors, and others protest in lawsuits and on picket lines, asking: What’s left for artists? Should tech companies be allowed to use existing art to train AI engines? Who gets credit—and paid—for AI-assisted creative work? What do we lose when machine brains take over aspects of our creativity, once a defining feature of humanity? And, tantalizingly, what do we gain? Concept Art Association co-founder Nicole Hendrix, Writers Guild of America AI working group member John Lopez, and interdisciplinary artist Rashaad Newsome will discuss whether AI heralds the end of humans making art to make sense of the world, or a new key to being and seeing. Zócalo invites our in-person audience to join us after the program for a reception, with complimentary food and beverages. RSVP: https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/event/ai-end-creativity-or-new-beginning/