
Paul’s on a solo mission to figure out what “Truth” and “Provenance” look like in a Post-AI world for creators.
Chapters
0:00 Introduction to the episode and topic.
1:10 The importance of discussing AI and truth.
3:05 The impact of AI on digital creators.
5:51 AI as a sophisticated parrot and copyright concerns.
9:12 The murkiness of objective truth in the future.
11:59 The need for reliable information sources.
13:49 The role of critical thinking in the future.
14:57 Adobe's content credentials and provenance.
19:16 The promise and challenges of blockchain technology.
23:03 The importance of community in the future of verification.
28:09 The potential impact of quantum computing on truth.
30:59 Preparing for a future with AI and blockchain.
32:40 The importance of authenticity in creative work.
35:01 Conclusion and call for feedback.
Key Highlights:
🌟 How will “Truthiness” be discerned?
🌟 How can creators “prove” they did indeed create something?
🌟 Does a decentralized blockchain application have a place in the future to establish “trustfulness” for a given event?
Show Notes:
• Midjourney (https://www.midjourney.com/home) (AI Image Generation)
• OpenAI (https://openai.com/) (Creators of ChatGPT)
• ElevenLabs (https://elevenlabs.io/) (Paid Text-to-Speech)
• Bark.ai (https://github.com/suno-ai/bark) (Open Source Text-to-Speech)
• Algorand (https://algorandtechnologies.com/) (Blockchain created by Silvio Micali)
• Silvio Micali (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvio_Micali) (Cryptographer)
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