Sub Rant: a podcast wherein Catherine and James, two wildly mildly creative and cosmopolitan provincial Parisians Phoenicians, wander in and out of conversations about art and other stuff that annoys them.
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Twitter's "Meltdown" sets a festive mood as our SubRant co-hosts continue their AI deep-dive via ArtStation protests and opt-out image training before going to war over Christmas!
Show Notes
00:05 - Moods and (tile) meltdowns
01:15 - The "bots" have spoken!
02:15 - "Are we having free speech yet?"
02:45 - Dear Elon, links are the web...
03:15- Just dial "1-900-Twitter"
04:35 - A CEO fall-guy?
06:10 - Tesla, SpaceEx, Star Link
07:18 - NFT's are flying off the shelves!
08:45 - It's only a head-shot!
10:45 - Real tough guys wear Aviator glasses
12:15 - Drive-by Vegan burger
12:50 - Artists Protest After ArtStation Features AI-Generated Images
13:45 - "Explore" the flood-plain
14:05 - Artstation Website
14:55 - Your lane is over there!
15:10 - Art station makes it worse?
16:05 - Opt-out, opt-in?
16:30 - Issues, issues, issues
18:17 - Was it doxing?
20:18 - "We're all re-compilers!"
21:12 - What's your definition of free speech?
22:43 - Christmas soap opera
22:59 - Riffusion's AI generates music from text using visual sonograms
24:26 - Six prompts yield similar results, all bad
25:04 - "Gayatri Mantra" AI-style
25:57 - "One Minute After New Year's Eve"
26:22 - Battlestar Galactica finale disconnect
27:31 - Costco membership woes?
28:30 - Christmas every 4 years? NOPE
29:00 - Blame SubRant!
29:50 - Durable Medical Equipment Festivities
30:00 - Wrapping dog presents!
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SubRant cohosts touch on eyeballs and pie while drafting their own conspiracy theories and pondering the place of AI in art history.
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00:15 - Cream pie and a left eye
01:15 - No turkey, no salmon!
02:30 - Sweet words at Thanksgiving
03:25 - Uncles and conspiracies
05:05 - Crazy takes a "right"?
06:18 - Twitter chugs along
06:55 - Swastikas are not in vogue
08:00 - James unveils a conspiracy theory!
08:45 - How Is AI Changing Art History?
09:55 - Up in arms about detachment
11:00 - Directing AI or minions, what's the difference?
13:15 - Circuitous discourse on historical bias
14:00 - Modern Dream: How Refik Anadol Is Using Machine Learning and NFTs to Interpret MoMA's Collection
15:08 - Hold the hallucinations!
16:05 - Are we all just machines?
18:50 - "I see cubism"
19:50 - No talk of the show disappoints
21:30 - All ones and zeroes are the same
22:30 - Digital vs Physical
24:00 - The art of James
26:00 - Connection without nostalgia
27:45 - Mash-ups create new ideas
28:30 - AI is part of art history
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The "Second Annual Thanksgiving Show" where James and Catherine exude more delight for a Western image of China than for the holiday while pondering the benefits of video games.
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00:20 - We are Thanksgiving-holes!
01:35 - Costco unhinged over missing turkeys
02:30 - No chickens, eggs, or parking rant!
05:10 - Anything important already happened
05:55 - Missing Oreos
06:55 - Drop-bars, drop-bars everywhere
07:35 - FIFA shit show, Twitter meltdown
08:00 - It's also a gaming franchise!
08:40 - "If you want to play soccer, just go outside!"
09:00 - Gaming friendships
10:45 - Guy talk: weddings and kids?
12:00 - They came to his wedding!
12:50 - "Bit of stick" explained
14:10 - The begging billionaire list
16:00 - Smart but not so savvy?
17:30 - The "Twitter tone"
18:20 - Polling cop-out, still no landslide!
19:35 - Burning down the wealth
21:00 - Jung Kook at World Cup
21:30 - Playing lots of video games may benefit kids' brains
22:15 - Surgeons who game get good results
23:10 - Jen hides from the aliens!
22:20 - More research needed
25:00 - Strife, violence, and Marvel
25:30 - Finally some art to ponder!
27:00 - "This isn't China", it's how we see China
28:10 - Dior calligraphy
29:00 - "Fashion is art"
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James and Catherine view a Christie's art auction and the banning of E-bikes through the lens of classism, while questioning the goals of AI
Show Notes
02:10 - James and the GIANT bike!
03:00 - Finally, a good Oreo cookie?
04:55 - Update: Christie's auction
07:00 - "They were all bangers"
07:30 - Thought we banned "art-speak"
07:55 - Through the lens of classism
09:00 - Swollen lithium batteries = havoc
11:20 - Bent iPhone battery ignites!
12:52 - "Lithium likes to burn a lot"
13:34 - Lovingly roasting Samsung
15:45 - James solves E-bike storage issue
16:50 - PSA: Risky in-app browsers
18:20 - inappbrowser.com
18:50 - Just stop clicking on ad links
20:45 - Crypto setback, so wait 5 years
21:55 - What's the AI goal?
23:00 - Triggered by ultrasound AI
23:45 - Judy Schweibert won & AZ midterm update
26:30 - Where are the visionaries?
27:05 - AI steamrolls, but who sets standards?
29:00 - James predicts break-through tech
29:55 - Runway re-run (next episode)
31:00 - Blown away (in a good way)
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James and Catherine unload on new phones, hyperlink irritants, and copyright restrictions before uncovering a tsunami of AI image generator talent
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00:03 - Late (again) for Halloween
00:35 - Old people get new phones
01:40 - Hell is in the link
03:10 - "Free your Apple news"
04:20 - Chihuahua eats AI "homework"
05:55 - James dabbles and hits gold !
07:30 - AI vs. living artists
09:15 - Copyright doesn't protect your vibe
10:08 - "Always room for robots!"
12:20 - Are they coming for all of our jobs?
12:58 - Copyright primer
14:45 - Is there protection for AI art?
16:00 - Legal vs. moral, plus trademark
17:40 - AI advancement moving fast!
18:20 - Removing references to living artists makes it harder (but not really)
19:50 - The value of knowing
21:45 - How Much "Art" Can There Be In Artificial Intelligence?
22:52 - Second place winner speaks out
24:24 - Who really owns the creative output?
25:40 - Save time, just draw it!
26:05 - AI selfie filter fail
26:50 - "Draw Anyone" (with three arms?)
28:15 - Backwards AI gets snarky!
28:42 - Selfie roast
30:55 - Spicing up a "too nice" internet?
31:27 - James appeals to human kindness, then recants