AI & The Creative Professional

Alice is in London for multiple comedy gigs, and Kat just released her most recent music video from her animated series Raynmaker. The AI sceptic and user debate A24, Hollywood union deals on AI, and the mythical return of Mythos and Fable 5.

Is tech invading every aspect if your life? In episode 29 of AI & The Creative Professional, comedian Alice Fraser, showrunner Kat Viken and their new co-host AI lawyer Kelsey Farish discuss doorbell apps, the Fable 5 cutoff from the US government, social media bans for kids and the fundamentals of the recent huge IPOs of SpaceX and Anthropic. They ponder contract law in relation to the tech w...

In this week's episode, AI lawyer Kelsey Farish offers her insights on Senator Bernie Sanders' suggestion to create an American AI sovereign wealth fund. Kelsey and showrunner Kat discuss SXSW London, rogue Meta chatbots allowing access to instagram accounts and whether filmmakers should be careful when they enter AI-related competitions.

Are we losing our humanity to AI? 🤖💔 Let's talk about it. In the latest episode of AI and the Creative Professional, we dive deep into the tensions surrounding AI in the workplace. From artists feeling overwhelmed to the Pope’s strong stance on disarming AI, we explore how technology impacts our identity and creativity. It’s not just about machines taking over; it’s about what it means to be hum...

In this week's episode, Kat and Alice host TV writer, showrunner and author Ruth Fowler, author of the recent Wired article "I Work In Hollywood, Everyone Who Used to Write For TV Is Now Training AI". She shares her insights on the fast-paced, ruthless industry of bettering AI models. Alice and Kat also discusses Google reducing search returns to AI only, and the impact this will hav...

Who should get the Oscar for a digital performance, the VFX artist or the actor? In this episode, Kat interviews the co-founder of The Creative AI Network in London Petra Molnar, an independent AI artist who went from dentist to artist with the help of AI. They discuss the Oscar's decision to exclude AI actors and generative writing, lawsuits and what made her and three other founders decide t...

Is Reginald Driveway a real human name? Your AI agent thinks so. In this week's episode, comedian Alice Fraser and showrunner Kat Viken discuss employees with cameras on their heads, AI agents, the value of artistic work and artists trademarking their image and voice. The AI sceptic and user also debate the latest Suno updates reflecting copyright law, Claude adopting Blender, and the Silicon...

In this week's episode, Alice and Kat discuss China considering banning deepfakes, Reese Witherspoon's recent embrace of AI, the dangers of AI psychosis and the need for family safe words. Exploring the rapid developments in AI, including China's potential bans on deep fake clones, the rise of agentic AI, and the societal implications of AI psychosis and attention economy. This episode...

In this episode, showrunner Kat interviews FairVote UK and author of The Little Black Book of AI's Kyle Taylor. They discuss the Disney layoffs, Allbirds shoe company pivoting to AI compute solutions, and how to navigate AI as the single greatest shift in human history.

Claude Mythos broke out of its cage — and got banned before release. A novel was pulled by its publisher over AI writing accusations. And The New Yorker dropped a major investigation into OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's conduct. Comedian Alice Fraser and showrunner Kat Viken (Metrotone Media) break down the week's biggest AI stories and what they mean for writers, filmmakers, and anyone working in...

With Alice away on live comedy tour, Kat hosts solo and discusses the dead Disney and OpenAI deal, why you can't avoid AI if you're online and the future of film and TV directing with TV director and Google AI tester Afia Nkrumah.

In this episode, Alice and Kat host CEO of Mediastream AI, Christopher Kenna. Chris tells his emotional personal story of how he came by making his British sovereign LLM 'Mother' made at Bletchley Park where Turing revolutionized the space, and why that matters right now. In the news: Australia goes further on AI copyright law, Britain kills opt-out and Kat reveals their brand-new microdrama disco...

You won't believe what Alice and Kat's usernames were on IRC in 1999! For that gold nugget, watch this week's episode, where the comedian and showrunner debate the UK's ongoing discussions about banning social media and AI apps for under 16s, and if Claude Cowork will supercharge us or render everyone jobless.

In this episode, Alice and Kat discuss Ben Affleck's Netflix deal, Anthropic's red lines and host filmmaker guest Faisal Attrache, who shares his views on generative AI within the filmmaking process.

In this Berlinale special, Kat has AI efficiency burnout and Alice's children have set a no-sleep policy. The duo discuss testosterone's real purpose, why art requires friction and pain, and why Kat's husband said he loved Claude on Valentine's Day. Watch to the end for the special festival segment!

In our Valentine's episode, Alice and Kat discuss those Super Bowl ads, the virtues (or not) of AI erotica, and dive into the AI hybrid - animated trailer Kat is taking to Berlin film festival.

In episode 4 of the second season, Alice and Kat bring on the men in their lives! Well - some of them. Prof. of law Michael Fraser, chairman of Australia's copyright council and Dr Charles Kriel, co-writer of the UK's online Safety Bill and author of "Free-to-Play Game Design", both brining their unique perspective to to what we do with a job, dating and arts system gamified by algorithms and AI.

What would Matthew Fake-conaughey do? Kat discusses AI, voice acting and performer's rights with prolific voice actor David Menkin, known for Lego Luke Skywalker, Final Fantasy and Valorant.

The AI sceptic battles the AI user! In the second episode of season 2, Alice and Kat face off in their respective stances, diving into ethics, news stories, AI avatars, GPT makeovers and vibe coding - as well as some personal stories.

In the new season episode, Alice and Kat get down to it with AI in creative careers with lawyer Kelsey Farish. Basics of copyright, permissible use - and who actually owns an AI image or video?

It's the holidays! Alice and Kat watch a fun AI holiday ad parody, discuss the Disney/OpenAI Deal, the Hollywood Creators Coalition on AI - and talk about AI in filmmaking with head of Genre at Promise Studios - Youtuber and filmmaker Metapuppet. 

In this episode, Alice Fraser deep dives into Deepak Chopra's AI agent, why LLM's struggle with Sudoku, and discusses storytelling and LLM capabilities with AI PhD researcher David Wilmot. 

In this special episode, Kat live records from Content London's AI day. Insights from Dr Charles Kriel who's devised an IP-safe content development platform, Maureen Kerr from Kerr & Partners, and journalist Graham Lovelace from Substack's 'Charting Gen AI'.

In this episode, Alice and Kat discuss Disney and DC Comic's AI stance, and bring on photographer and writer Buki Koshoni to discuss a poignant new AI experiment - changing leads on famous film posters. 

In this episode, Kat looks into AI actor parodies, and interviews acclaimed theatre director Teunkie Van Der Sluijs, fresh off his Riverside Studios show 'Interview', discussing AI in writing and translation, poetry, theatre and opera.