A Conversation with Artist, Creative, Producer James Beck

In this episode of State of Art, Bree Anne Pappan sits down with artist, creative, and producer James Beck for a wide-ranging conversation about artificial intelligence and the future of creativity. Building on her June story about AI, Bree explores the implications of this rapidly evolving technology for artists, storytellers, cultural workers, and the broader creative community. Together, they discuss both the promise and the uncertainty of AI, from new tools for production and imagination to deeper questions about authorship, originality, ethics, and what it means to create in a changing world.