
105: The Pope Coat, MidJourney Breakdown & AI Art Trends
About this episode
The NIA boys discuss the Pope Coat, MidJourney, AI Art Trends, the rise of A.I. Deepfakes, Chat GPT Plugins, and much more.
Timestamps:
- (00:00:00) - Intro
- (00:03:21) - Beeple Studios Grand Opening
- (00:06:38) - NFT LA & Checks-Gasoline Collab
- (00:09:24) - Meme of the Week: The Pope Coat
- (00:10:59) - The NIA Boys Initial Reactions to the Coat Pope
- (00:13:42) - The Rise of Viral A.I. Deepfakes
- (00:16:46) - The Backstory of the Pope Coat Creator
- (00:18:09) - The Uncanney Valley Explained
- (00:19:42) - Compounding Growth of A.I. Models
- (00:21:34) - The Art of Prompt Engineering
- (00:23:42) - How A.I. will Disrupt the Creative Industry
- (00:28:32) - Trung’s Trippy Jimi Hendrix Story
- (00:33:33) - Why is MidJourney Built on Discord?
- (00:41:28) - A.I.’s Disruption of White Collar Jobs
- (00:38:58) - MidJourney’s Backstory
- (00:39:51) - DCinvestor Sounds the A.I. Alarm
- (00:40:47) - History is Speeding Up, Again
- (00:43:56) - A.I. Compresses the Process of Creation
- (00:46:38) - The Age of AI has begun
- (00:51:08) - Tease: How to Defend Yourself Against AI Disruption?
- (00:53:09) - MidJourney Business Model
- (00:55:53) - MidJourney Controversy/What is Art?
- (01:05:25) - How to Defend Yourself Against AI Disruption?
- (01:18:41) - Chat GPT Launched Plugins
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