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AI Summit 2024: Leonardo AI Co-founder Claims AI Will Enhance, Not Suppress, Creativity

Australian Financial Review

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28 May 2024
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Generative artificial intelligence will increase the baseline and enhance creative work done by real people, rather than place them, the founder of Sydney-based start-up says.

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J.J. Fiasson, the co-founder of Sydney-based start-up Leonardo AI, argues that generative AI will augment rather than replace human creativity. This position counters prevailing fears about AI's potential to stifle creative industries by automating creative tasks. The article reflects broader debates on the impact of AI on creative sectors, emphasizing AI's potential as a collaborative tool rather than a substitutional force. While it carries implications for AI policy and the ongoing discourse on AI's societal effects, the article does not directly address catastrophic AI risks or significant policy advancements concerning safety.

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TechnologyAI SummitPrint articleMax MasonSenior courts and crime reporterMay 28, 2024 – 5.08pmSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginGenerativeartificial intelligencewill enhance creative work done by real people rather than replace them, the founder of Sydney’s Leonardo Ai says.J.J. Fiasson, now the chief executive of Leonardo Ai, one of Australia’s hottest start-ups, pushed back against critics of generative AI who claim the rapidly evolving technology will crush creativity.Loading...Max Masoncovers insolvency, courts, financial crime, cybercrime and corporate wrongdoing. A Walkley Award winner, Max’s journalism has also received awards from the National Press Club of Australia, the Kennedy Awards and Citibank. Message Max on Signal https://tinyurl.com/MaxMasonConnect withMaxonTwitter.EmailMaxatmax.mason@afr.comSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreAI SummitAIStart-upsFundingFetching latest articlesOlympic weightlifting is hard. This boss uses the 1pc rule to get it doneLucy DeanOut-of-control watch price rises give housing a run for its moneyKnow your craft: How the biggest airlines rate at the pointy endJun Bei Liu: How I learnt to speak upSally Patten and Lap PhanThe four actor ‘tricks’ giving executives more confidence‘We’ll fight’: Alex Waislitz on family battles and bad betsA last-chance tote bag and a groovy case for trumpetersEugenie KellyThis machine can bring out the creative streak you never knew you hadThis data-driven wellness retreat is a haven for high-flyersBillionaire Nicola Forrest appoints UBank boss to run family officePrimrose RiordanVictor Smorgon’s star fundie eyes 50pc returns for new fundForrest family powerbroker had alleged role in big Fortescue decisions