Hollywood is currently at a standstill due to the joint writer's & actor's strike, in part because of the growing threat from generative AI.
In this episode, I talk to one of the industry's greatest talents and thinkers -- Joseph Gordon-Levitt -- about how he believes the industry needs to adapt in the age of synthetic media.
We also hear his thoughts on how technology is reinventing our relationship with creativity, human connection, even p*rnography. 
 
Joe's Biography 
Joe Gordon-Levitt is an American actor, writer, and director. He has received various accolades, including nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his leading performances in 500 Days of Summer and 50/50. He is also the Founder of Emmy Award winning collaborative production company HitRECORD.
 
Chapters
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:46 - AI paying residuals
00:14:35 - The right amount of competition in society
00:23:43 - Intersection of technology and creativity
00:30:27 - DonJon
00:32:53 - Addictive technology
00:44:50 - Competition in acting
00:00:49 - Competitive nature vs nurture
00:54:22 - HITRECORD & paying contributors
01:02:36 - Aliens
01:04:37 - Staying optimistic
 
Links
♾️  Joe’s Washington Post OpEd - “If artificial intelligence uses your work, it should pay you”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/26/joseph-gordon-levitt-artificial-intelligence-residuals/
♾️  Jaron Lanier's TED talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ-PUXPVlos
♾️  The Invisible Hand
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_hand
♾️  Center for Human Technology
https://www.humanetech.com/
♾️  Don Jon
https://www.amazon.com/Don-Jon-Joseph-Gordon-Levitt/dp/B00GJ0GOVO
♾️  Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking,_Fast_and_Slow
♾️  Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/66354.Flow
♾️  HITRECORD
https://hitrecord.org/
♾️  The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
https://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Age-Illustrated-Primer-Spectra/dp/0553380966
♾️  Culture Series by Ian Banks
https://www.amazon.com/The-Culture-9-book-series/dp/B07WLZZ9WV
 
Credits
♾️ Hosted by: Liv Boeree

♾️ Produced & Edited by: Raymond Wei

♾️ Audio Mix by: Keir Schmidt