Jul 26, 2026 · 1 hr · 14 segments
Artificial intelligence is transforming the creative world—but is it just another tool, or is it changing the way we think? In this episode of **The Unfinished Line**, we explore AI from the…
Maksim KuznetcovHost
Russell AustinHost
And then... you talk to that person two weeks later and they've changed their, their mindset again.

So as AI develops, we're constantly changing and evolving our idea of what it is and what it does and how it's, it's negatives and positives.

Like it's, um, um, still recognizable but it's becoming harder to pick out some of these things that are being developed and uh it's just from my point of view i i'm intrigued with anything new visually but i'm also um a bit miffed because it's in a way making everyone um, have the wild imagination that I've prided myself on over the years, you know, like I've created artworks that were in a surreal sense, um, imagining realism, et cetera.

Type in a few things and you've got this amazing sort of imaginative creation.

So the things like there's a prize I just entered, the Beautiful Bazaar magazine prize set in San Francisco.

Yeah, but I think they're based in California at the moment because I had to pay the exchange rate.

Yeah, I met them years ago through a friend of mine, Graham, who was put into the magazine with his work.

I had drinks with him in Sydney and... um it was taking off quite well back and now it's just gone international it's incredible

hole the reason why i mentioned them was because in the criteria for the um competition was um there must not be any AI involvement including reference including anything because understandably this is the realm of what I mentioned imaginary realism etc and surrealism pop surrealism lowbrow they can quite easily be created by AI but um, it takes away from all the artists that are involved in this realm of art.

And, um, so yeah, yeah, it's a, it's a good sort of criteria to have in their terms and condition.

Um, whereas then you get in different fields like, uh, well-known artist in Sydney.

And then... you talk to that person two weeks later and they've changed their, their mindset again.

So as AI develops, we're constantly changing and evolving our idea of what it is and what it does and how it's, it's negatives and positives.

Like it's, um, um, still recognizable but it's becoming harder to pick out some of these things that are being developed and uh it's just from my point of view i i'm intrigued with anything new visually but i'm also um a bit miffed because it's in a way making everyone um, have the wild imagination that I've prided myself on over the years, you know, like I've created artworks that were in a surreal sense, um, imagining realism, et cetera.

Type in a few things and you've got this amazing sort of imaginative creation.

So the things like there's a prize I just entered, the Beautiful Bazaar magazine prize set in San Francisco.

Yeah, but I think they're based in California at the moment because I had to pay the exchange rate.

Yeah, I met them years ago through a friend of mine, Graham, who was put into the magazine with his work.

I had drinks with him in Sydney and... um it was taking off quite well back and now it's just gone international it's incredible

hole the reason why i mentioned them was because in the criteria for the um competition was um there must not be any AI involvement including reference including anything because understandably this is the realm of what I mentioned imaginary realism etc and surrealism pop surrealism lowbrow they can quite easily be created by AI but um, it takes away from all the artists that are involved in this realm of art.

And, um, so yeah, yeah, it's a, it's a good sort of criteria to have in their terms and condition.

Um, whereas then you get in different fields like, uh, well-known artist in Sydney.
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