The Human Signal – EP #40: Labelling Human-Made Work in the Age of AI — What Artists Are Saying

In this episode of The Human Signal, I reflect on a Zoom conversation I recently joined with artists, writers, and thinkers from different creative fields. The meeting was organised by Andrew Simonet and focused on the newly proposed hi-mark, a symbol designed to identify work created entirely by human intelligence.Listening to the discussion, I was struck by how many of us are wrestling with the same questions. For a long time I’ve felt like I’ve been having to try and untangle this technological shift totally alone, so many people seem to be just continuing down the rapids without any question or obvious concern, but hearing so many different perspectives reminded me that artists everywhere are grappling with the same tensions and trying to imagine new paths forward in their own private space, despite how thing might appear ‘out there’ en mass.The conversation left me with an unexpected feeling of optimism. As Andrew himself mentioned at the end of the zoom: if anyone has the ability to imagine and build a different future, it’s artists. Yes to that!You can learn more about or download the hi-mark here.If you enjoyed this podcast please share it with a friend or consider leaving a review, it really helps me out. You can also support me and my work by becoming a paid member, it’s €5 per month on Substack and Patreon. And lastly, you can still find me on YouTube / Instagram as @the_persona_project__ & @laurasheeran_ieThat’s all for now. Thanks for being here, and remember: Put humans first. Don’t feed the machine. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit laurasheeran.substack.com/subscribe