Severin Matusek

Yancey Strickler argues that the way we see our self influences what we perceive as valuable - a concept he further expands through Metalabel and his idea of post-individualism. 

That said, I’m not concerned about AI and creativity, because it does give images this very homogenous look that can look a little basic, too hyperreal. What does worry me is everything around that, for instance, corporate photography and commercials, things like that. For me, it’s the loss of authenticity that frightens me, this is why I want to... See more

METALABEL: The feeling I have looking at your universe is you’re people with an incredible amount of self confidence. You have a vision that you're not afraid to pursue. Looking at it as a creative person, it’s inspiring. What I want to be when I grow up.

CLAIRE : There's a certain Rubicon that gets crossed in an artist's life where there's no... See more

When people bring up the specter of generative AI as relates to creative work, my mind goes in a few different directions. But the point that feels most salient is the simplest: Actually doing things is fun.

The takeaways? Consumers are redefining what value means to them, which is undoubtedly influencing how they shop. Discount and wholesale channels continue to attract consumers across age groups and income levels (for example, 80 percent of surveyed US Gen Zers report having shopped at a wholesaler in the previous month).29 Brands will need to... See more

The problem isn’t that the mean has decreased. It’s that the variance has shrunk.

Whoever controls AI infrastructure — compute, models, data and cloud — will shape the economic and political order of the 21st century. The U.S. and China understand this and are mobilizing every instrument of statecraft to secure supremacy. Europe must understand it too.