A dying art? A look at the impact of AI on creative industries

In 1964, American science fiction writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, Isaac Asimov, famously predicted what the world would look like in 50 years time. Writing in the?New York Times, he said, “The world of A.D. 2014 will have few routine jobs that cannot be done better by some machine than by any human being. Mankind will therefore have become largely a race of machine tenders.”

Years later, he expanded on this theory in ‘Robot Visions’, wherein he posited,?“In a properly automated and educated world, then, machines may prove to be the true humanising influence. It may be that machines will do the work that makes life possible and that human beings will do all the other things that make life pleasant and worthwhile.”

Today, it could be argued that Asimov’s predictions have come to pass. With the rise of Generative AI, specifically ChatGPT which was launched in late 2022, machines can write novels and poetry, compose sonatas and symphonies and create artistic compositions in mere seconds.?As society acclimatises to this new wave of AI tools,?Business & Finance?speaks with a number of leading experts in the cultural sphere to get their take on this new paradigm and gauge the reaction to the technology and the impact it might have on creativity.

Professor Chris Morash is the Inaugural Seamus Heaney Professor of Irish Writing at Trinity College Dublin. He confesses to enormous interest in generative AI.?

“I’m fascinated by it. Technologies have always changed the way we use language and the best way of understanding the present is understanding the past. In the 19th Century, the telegraph completely transformed what was understood to be news. In 1858, the first transatlantic telegraph was transmitted and people talked about time and space being annihilated.”

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The 7th year of the tech conference comes at a crucial time for the sector. The recent?industry contraction?and excitment balanced with fear regarding the rapid development of?AI?will be up for discussion at an exciting time for tech.

Dublin Tech Summit 2023 is set to the be the biggest iteration of the event to date with 8,000 attendees set to converge on the pop up conference.?DTS?is supported by 80 industry partners and will showcase 150 start-ups throughout the event.

In addition, the DTS by Night programme will see venues around Dublin and beyond host informal networking events to give attendees the chance to network, connect with old friends and share their enthusiasm for tech

DTS 2023 will feature an inspiring set of?tech movers and shakers?that will explore these topics along with heathcare, fintech, sustainability and ecommerce.

Speakers for this year’s event include:

• Dame Vivian Hunt ,?Chief Innovation Officer,? Optum
• Adam Cheyer ,?Co-founder,?Siri;?Co-founder,? Viv Labs ;?Co-founder,?Sentient;?Founding member,?Change.org
• José Luis Cordeiro ,?Director,?@The Millenium Project
• Sara Sabry , the first Egyptian astronaut, the first Arab woman in space, and the first woman from the African continent to go to space
• Norah Patten , Aeronautical Engineer, Citizen Scientist-Astronaut Candidate, Changemaker

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