Provocations & Prototypes
Breaking molds in the Age of AI
Talk at Melbourne’s creative festival Neverpermanent: lessons from a creative disruption and self-reinvention journey
You snooze you lose. Lip-Syncing Test Using AI For Language Translation
Camarón que se duerme se lo lleva la corriente. Lips sync in many languages.
Pixelated Pathways to Creativity
Cousins Hector and Freddy first discovered their creative passion when playing with Mario Paint on the summer of ‘93. 30 years later the newfound accessibility of genAI helped them recapture the direct, childlike joy of digital creation from their youth.
Introducing Story With Me: write stories by playing with shapes.
What if you could shape your stories as easily as playing with building blocks? Imagine dragging, resizing, and rearranging elements just like you did in your childhood play pretend, while letting the LLMs handle the heavy lifting.
AI Couture: ChatGPT → MyGPT. What you need in your style.
MyGPT, an innovative prototype that personalizes the digital experience. Unlike traditional search tools or social media, MyGPT incorporates user aspirations into its responses, offering customized content and tone.
Cultivating Aspirations: How AI Transforms Daily Tasks into Steps Towards Your Dream Future
My submission for the CODA AI contest shifts the focus from mere task completion to meaningful growth. Imagine life as a garden, and our AI, the devoted gardener, nurturing your everyday tasks into strategic steps towards your dream future. Just plug-in your daily tasks, pick your aspirations, and let AI do the rest.
Are we our bodies?
A childhood conversation with a priest about the afterlife resurfaces amidst the rise of GenAI tools. The sight of a disco robot jumping on the sand encapsulates the exhilarating yet overwhelming journey of seeking knowledge in a rapidly evolving world.
AI Can't Steal Your Sandwich: A Tale of Art, Learning, and Lunchbox Larceny
A short story that explores the intersection of creativity, collective learning, and artificial intelligence. And sandwiches. Nom nom.
The force behind stuff - a GenAI video (9 ingredients & steps)
Generative AI serves as the turbo button for my vintage garage-built PCs, rekindling a potent cocktail of nostalgia, now laced with newfound freedom, agency, and boundless potential. Learn how to make a dope GenAI video in 9 steps.
My future self just told me I suck
What if future-AI-power-badass-Hector can help me be more accountable? People say, don’t listen to anyone but yourself. Okay. Let’s go.