Tuesday, September 5th

Explore the intersection of AI and creativity in this article 🚀

Seatd Team
September 05, 2023 • Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes

Hi + Hello!

Happy Birthday, Michael Keaton 🎉

Here's the line-up for ya 🤠:

Learn how to boost your storytelling skills with AI! 🚀
Listen to what this content creator has to say about AI! 🎥
Read about what’s going in the STEM world 😎
Any events lined up for Glendale Tech week? We got you ✨

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Problem: I’m a storyteller but I don’t know how to use AI tools

Solution: Check out this resource, Curious Refuge below!

(not sponsored, we’re just big fans)

Curious Refuge: The minds behind the viral AI-generated Barbenheimer movie trailer, Curious Refuge is a hub for innovative AI storytelling.
In addition to offering prompts and AI tool recommendations for purchase, Curious Refuge is best known for their groundbreaking online course:
The World's First Bootcamp for AI Filmmaking. Running each month, this interactive bootcamp guides students through utilizing AI across all aspects of movie production, from prompt engineering to animation and cinematography. With hands-on lessons and actionable strategies, this course empowers creators to realize their visions.

⭐️ Creator Highlight: @thisisnickys

Nicky Saunders' Instagram is full of helpful insights into AI tools, but her latest video is particularly thought-provoking. In it, she discusses why people who know how to properly utilize AI will become more valuable, not replaced. Saunders explains how AI is just a tool - it takes human intelligence to use it effectively. She gives examples of jobs that combine human strengths like creativity and empathy with AI's capabilities.

Job Board 👀

Here are some awesome open positions in the AI space that we would love to see one of readers fill:

Industry Insights 🧠

Fast-tracking fusion energy’s arrival with AI and accessibility

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $29 million in funding for 7 projects to accelerate fusion energy, including one led by MIT researchers.
The MIT team will create an open fusion data platform to make historical and current fusion research more accessible.
The goal is to break down barriers to fusion research participation and leverage AI tools to enable new discoveries.
The project aims to encourage diversity in fusion science through outreach and by adhering to open science principles.

Events 🫡

VC Fireside Chat: Impact of AI and Machine Learning on the Tech Landscape

Glendale Tech week! Wednesday, September 13 · 7 - 8pm PDT

This event will bring together AI experts, investors, and innovators to explore this emerging field. These panelists will engage in a thought-provoking dialogue on how AI and machine learning are reshaping entrepreneurship, investment, and innovation locally. Attendees will have the opportunity to gain key perspectives on AI's industry-wide impacts, ask questions during the Q&A session, and connect with the panelists as well as fellow attendees, investors, founders, and tech enthusiasts during networking. We have a feeling this fireside chat will bring valuable insights and connections to help participants better leverage AI/ML within their own ventures and stay ahead of LA's technological revolution.

Database ⚙️

We launched our database of 80+ AI tools earlier this summer, make sure you’re watching this space- it’s updated weekly!

Definition: Sequence Modeling

A subfield of NLP that focuses on modeling sequential data such as text, speech, or time series data. Example: A sequence model that can predict the next word in a sentence or generate coherent text.