Getting Creative with AI
Getting creative with AI is easy when you stay in control, letting AI Amplify your voice.
In this series from The AI Optimist video podcast created since 2023, we explore the creative rights being disregarded by AI Companies who scrape and ingest content without permission.
We look at AI Copyright, Creators Rights, AI Analysis, and more in a simple and easy to understand format. Delivered in both text and video.
Why Creative Co-Creation Matters Now
While the industry debates copyright and regulation, creative people are quietly revolutionizing how we work with AI. They’re not letting AI do all the work, and they’re not afraid of it either.
They’re finding the sweet spot where human creativity and AI capability create something neither could achieve alone.
This is where the real change happens—not in boardrooms or research labs, but in the hands of creators who understand that small, intentional steps with AI beat trying to automate everything.
My Creative AI Strategist Background
University of Colorado Boulder graduate with over 30 years mixing business strategy with creative work. I’ve helped creators and entrepreneurs navigate digital transformations before—from the early web to social media to now, AI collaboration.
I started with the idea of turning live theatre into a tool to design Web sites. No one got it until I launched a site drawing millions a year, for free, and building partnerships with Fortune 500 companies and small startups looking to find their audience.
Then I took a small team and built one of the first Virtual Tours, putting a major museum online and winning the Adobe Social Impact in Media award against huge, well funded competition.
As a community developer and digital strategist, I understand that the best creative solutions come from understanding both the human and technical sides of any new tool. That’s why my approach focuses on strategic creativity rather than just technical implementation.
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