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Is OpenAI’s DALL·E an existential threat to illustrators and photographers?

OpenAI announced this week that they have trained an AI to take simple one-line briefs and generate corresponding illustrations and photo…

6 min readJan 7, 2021

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Is OpenAI’s DALL·E an existential threat to illustrators and photographers?

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Matthew Kershaw

How an AI defines a happy Christmas, and what that reveals about us

I asked GPT-3 what makes a happy Christmas and it gave me five answers that aligned with major world philosophies.

9 min readNov 17, 2020

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How an AI defines a happy Christmas, and what that reveals about us

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Matthew Kershaw

Generative AI: A Force for Good, Not Fear

TL;DR it’s going to be impossible to hold back the tide of generative AI, but it’s alright. It won’t stop human creativity. Actually, it…

8 min readDec 21, 2022

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Generative AI: A Force for Good, Not Fear

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Matthew Kershaw

Donald Zec 1919–2021

It was with real sadness that I heard the news today of the passing, aged 102, of Donald Zec — or as he was known in our house, ‘Uncle…

3 min readSep 6, 2021

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Donald Zec 1919–2021

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Matthew Kershaw

Whose face is it anyway?

A look at the rights around AI-generated faces and people

11 min readFeb 2, 2021

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Whose face is it anyway?

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Matthew Kershaw

2021 predictions for AI in Creativity & Marketing — and what to do about them

What does 2021 hold for AI and the creative industries? Includes David Beckham, an IKEA lamp, Henry Cavill and trained monkeys

10 min readDec 21, 2020

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2021 predictions for AI in Creativity & Marketing — and what to do about them

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Matthew Kershaw

AI to make new things not just make old ones more efficient

AI-powered technology doesn’t just have to be about refining existing processes, it can also be about creating new ideas and content

4 min readDec 14, 2020

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AI to make new things not just make old ones more efficient

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Matthew Kershaw

How WGSN are building a machine for predicting design trends

Men, I’ve got some fashion news for you. Over-shirts are on their way out, and cardigans are on their way in.

9 min readNov 4, 2020

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How WGSN are building a machine for predicting design trends

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Matthew Kershaw

AIs making sweet music

The 10 insights from Music Ally’s AI report on the use of AI in music creation

4 min readOct 8, 2020

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AIs making sweet music

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Matthew Kershaw

I got a computer to ‘deepfake’ my voice and this is what happened

Using Descript’s new Overdub feature I was able to train a computer to speak like me. See how it handled the job…

4 min readSep 10, 2020

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I got a computer to ‘deepfake’ my voice and this is what happened

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Matthew Kershaw

Matthew Kershaw

Consultant, advising AI-powered businesses and those who want to use the power of AI — particularly in the creative industries https://bit.ly/MatthewKershaw

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