How I AI How an Emmy Award–Winning Director Continues to Create and Evolve with AI
Oct 28, 2025
Join Michaela A. Ternasky-Holland, an Emmy Award-winning director known for her work in immersive technology and AI. She dives into the transformative power of generative AI in animation and storytelling. Michaela shares her journey from journalism to creating culturally rich narratives, revealing how AI can enhance rather than replace human creativity. Discover insights on funding creative projects, the balance of art and technology, and her acclaimed works like the AI-assisted short film at Tribeca. Get a glimpse of the future of AI in the creative landscape!
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Match Team Structure To Project Type
- Build teams blending artists and technologists, matching staff to installation or film needs.
- Train bespoke models when no off-the-shelf GPT fits your creative requirement.
Combine Models And Tools For Live Interaction
- Multimodal systems can combine custom GPTs, Hugging Face, and 11 Labs for live, voiced generative experiences.
- TouchDesigner ties audio-visual generative outputs into immersive installations.
Why Generative AI Hallucinates And Costs So Much
- Generative AI scales by diffusing context across massive data, not by true contextual understanding.
- This brute-force process explains hallucinations and high compute costs.