Designing Futures with AI

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Curt Doty has a Fireside Chat with Agnes Chavez, an interdisciplinary new media artist and educator. Her work integrates art, science, and technology as tools to inspire artistic, scientific, and humanistic literacy, and to raise awareness of humanitarian and ecological issues. She leverages artificial intelligence to explore data visualization, light, sound, and space to create immersive and educational installations that seek balance between mind and matter, science and art, nature and technology. She is the founder of STEMarts Lab, which designs and delivers sci-art installations and STEAM programming for schools, art/science organizations, and festivals.

Thanks to Kerry Young at Boxcar. Eric Renz-Whitmore for continuing to support these lecture series and to the City of Santa Fe Office of Economic Development, Hutton Broadcasting, and Daniel Quat Photography for their support.

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You can sponsor one, or a series of El Sailon Meetups! We are currently looking for generous partners. If you would like to contribute to our new community, we would be so grateful. Each of our sponsors is given shoutouts from the stage and in marketing. There are a few ways to support. See below.

This is a free public event with a suggested donation of $10 per attendee. Proceeds from this event support El Sailon.

Mark December 10 as we now have 5 speakers lined up to share their AI Journey. ‘AI and I’ includes Alexander Ramsay McCaig, Carl McLendon, Jack Allread, Kat Walsh and Michael Garfield and will reveal a lot. Our new Location is BoxCar on Water St.

At our next El Sailon, Curt Doty will host a fireside chat with Future Humanist Mike Johns who will explore the transformative power of AI, reskilling, and the creator economy in futureproofing our workforce at with "See Tomorrow, Be Prepared" as the theme for Santa Fe, New Mexico. Doors open at 5:30PM. Event begins at 6PM. Light refreshments will be served.
This is a free public event with a suggested donation of $10 per attendee. Proceeds from this event support El Sailon. All those who donate will receive a raffle ticket for a chance to win the AI IN FILM poster.

AI IN FILM: FOMO OR FUBAR?

Join us for a thought-provoking AI Salon exploring the role of artificial intelligence in the film industry. Are filmmakers and studios experiencing FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) as they rush to integrate AI, or are they facing FUBAR (F@%&ed Up Beyond All Recognition) consequences in the process? This session will dive into AI-driven special effects, storyboarding, Pre-viz and even AI-assisted scriptwriting, questioning whether these innovations are enhancing creativity or disrupting the cinematic art form. We’ll also touch on ethical concerns and the future of AI’s role in storytelling. Don't miss this engaging debate on where AI and cinema intersect. This is a great lead-in to the Santa Fe International Film Festival that starts the next day. Guests and panelists to be announced.

Our AI Salons continue with our guest speaker Joe Thurman. Catch our AI Roundup, mingle with like minded spirits and network with fellow AI enthusiasts. Violet Crown becomes our center piece this month.

We are thrilled to announce the launch of El Sailon, a modern twist on the traditional salon, designed to foster vibrant discussions about artificial intelligence.

Can we as humans create emotional bonds with virtual or synthetic beings? That is a good question that we cannot answer, at least we have not experienced it quite yet. We have experienced it through movies such as “Her” and “Blade Runner.”

Moderator; Curt Doty, RealmIQ

Our first thought was to call this panel, “AI: Inside the Black Box of the Imagination.” Artificial Intelligence, together with Machine Learning have opened the door to a relationship with a “Human Creator,” someone we might call an “Artist,” and the result is an exploration of the imagination that has never been seen before.

The AI Start-Up Dream Team: Strategies for Success: Unique Founders, PhDs, Genius Advisors, Venture Board

Moderator: Curt Doty, RealmIQ

What are the difference makers. Where are the forks in the road, the decisive decisions taken by the ultimate winners and the 80% of start-ups who drift off and ultimately fade away. Facebook was not the first, but was by far the greatest of the Social Networks to enter the fray. Since all serious start-ups have brilliant and determined founders, wise and experienced advisors and investors, what separates that one shooting star from the group? Sometimes changing the world begins at a corner store serving a niche market in the community, like being a quality bookstore in a mall of Superstores or a seaside shack serving an upscale boating community and the opportunity reveals itself. But often, targeting a narrow domain, an underserved market, a foundational technology serving a unique need will provide the pathway to success.

I was honored to be a guest on the Rock The Stage Show with Rich Trigger Bontrager so tune in for it. Join the Premiere for this in-depth discussion on artificial intelligence.

Curt is moderating the debate teams and in good company at Streaming Media NYC 2024. Use Promo Code CD25 to get 25% off the VIP Access or Two-Day Pass.

Moderator: Curt Doty, Founder, RealmIQ

The Real Value of Artificial Intelligence

In April, RealmIQ is leading breakout sessions with Curt and one of our AI mentors Orion Ohev at the SHRM New Mexico 2024 State Conference

Curt will lecture at Chapman University April 18 thanks to Associate Professor Russell Schwartz