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Issue #10 🥥 We went out for coconut water... & came back enlightened (or at least rehydrated.) ✨✨✨

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AI for Creatives
July 11, 2025

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Hi, fellow creatives, welcome to Issue #10:

AI4C is back. 👋 Yes, it took a little longer than planned, but hey, that’s life, right? A wild mix of the unknown, unexpected detours, plot twists, & the occasional cosmic pause 🌌.

The 🌍’s been on a ride: Macroeconomics, geopolitics, AI disrupting everything, layoffs left & right, social feeds flooding us with noise while shaping a future no one quite signed up for.

Still, amidst the chaos, there’s space for optimism, space for action. Because every small gesture counts. Every creative spark, every kind word, every bold step, they ripple. We’re not just watching the change; we are the change. The world needs more optimists, more humanists, more environmentalists. More ocean-hearted makers, creative rebels, & movement-starters. More bold, more hope. ✨🌊✨

Jump into: 🏊‍♂️ Poll | 🔭 Tools | 🐠 Catch of the Week | 🌊 Ripple Effect  

More of this? Less of that? You decide. 

AI4C is here for curious creatives, but what do you want to explore next? Cast your vote and help shape the stories, tools, and insights to come.

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Top Tool

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🐠 This week’s AI catch

  1. It’s Not the AI. It’s Us. Geoffrey Hinton. Nobel Prize in Physics 2024… AI’s speeding up: intuition, profits, risk. → It’s not just AI4C raising an eyebrow, it’s Hinton, & he’s seen the inside.

  2. Copyright your face. Denmark plans to let citizens copyright their facial likeness against AI use. Yes, your face. 📸

  3. The real danger of Agentic AI. Meredith Whittaker, President of Signal, speaks out on surveillance models, security, & privacy. → Be careful what you give access to.

  4. AI might consume 99% of global electricity. That’s Microsoft’s President Brad Smith talking → Maybe think before you prompt.

  5. Promises vs Costs: The real impact of data centers on local economies

    Via Business Insider → Air pollution, rising health costs, and what it’s really like to live near one.

  6. Jony Ive: Anxious and excited about the responsibility. A letter from Sam & Jony → & the outdated narrative: the myth of rare genius by Andy Budd.

  7. OpenAI closes its deal to buy Jony Ive’s io and build AI hardware. → Take a peek at the reactions here

  8. Streaming Music, Funding War. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek becomes chairman of AI military start-up leading a €600 million (roughy US$690 million) investment into Helsing

  9. Nvidia shatters market value record: The Jensen Huang-led chip designer just became the first company in the world to reach a market capitalization of $4T. Spotted first on superhuman.ai

  10. Perplexity with Comet & OpenAI are launching their own AI-driven browsers to challenge Google. Seen first @ Wellfound

     

The enlightened algorithm

… Now running on calmware instead of malware.

& the tide rolls out

Got something you’d love to see more of? A specific tool you’re curious about? A topic you're itching to explore next week? AI4C is all about connecting with inspiring creatives & better humans to co-create brighter, bolder, weirder worlds.

Because AI4C isn’t just floating through, AI4C is here as an agent of positive change ❤️ Keep creating, keep innovating, & keep being dope. Always. 🌊

🌊 Ripple Effect

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