Profit or Imagination: Can AI Make Creativity Sustainable?

Is AI transforming creativity sustainably—or just chasing profits? In this episode, our intrepid (and slightly annoying) AI hosts explore how AI impacts the creative industries through economic, environmental, and cultural lenses, guided by the UN's sustainability framework. Can AI balance innovation with equity and resilience, or are we sacrificing long-term progress for short-term gain?Brought to you by Virtual Story Lab - empower.virtualstorylab.comSources:Bradley, J. (2024), AI isn’t about unleashing our imaginations, it’s about outsourcing them. The real purpose is profit, The Guardian, 15 November [online]. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/16/ai-isnt-about-unleashing-our-imaginations-its-about-outsourcing-them-the-real-purpose-is-profit.Lees, D. (2024), AI could transform film visual effects. But first, the technology needs to address copyright debate, The Conversation [online]. Available at: http://theconversation.com/ai-could-transform-film-visual-effects-but-first-the-technology-needs-to-address-copyright-debate-240348.United Nations (2024), The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2024, United Nations, viewed 14 November 2024, https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2024/.