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Hosted by ronit@thegrain.ai · arts · EN
Ronit Novak talks artificial intelligence in media, marketing, movies, music and more. thegrainai.substack.com
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Signup to Generate a PitchRecent episodes include "The hidden infrastructure behind AI that creatives rarely see" (18 March 2026, 2 minutes), "PODCAST: AI vs. Inspiration, Marian Bantjes" (29 January 2026, 32 minutes), and "PODCAST: AI vs. Photography, Heather Morton and Rob Haggart" (22 January 2026, 78 minutes).
THE GRAIN: AI vs. Creativity publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 62 minutes across 28 episodes.
Booking probability for THE GRAIN: AI vs. Creativity is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. THE GRAIN: AI vs. Creativity requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. THE GRAIN: AI vs. Creativity's contact route on record: verified email.
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THE GRAIN: AI vs. Creativity is an arts podcast with 28 episodes published.
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THE GRAIN: AI vs. Creativity
<p>The other night I went to hear journalist Karen Hao speak about her book Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI, presented by the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society, at the...
THE GRAIN: AI vs. Creativity
<p>Generative AI has made a lot of creatives nervous, not just about jobs, but about individual expression.</p><p>Marian Bantjes isn’t new to this kind of disruption. As an artist, illustrator, designer, and writer, her...
THE GRAIN: AI vs. Creativity
<p>The photo industry has been running on gut feelings for years. Heather Morton and Rob Haggart brought receipts.</p><p>They’re the team behind the new State of the Photo Industry Survey, a rare, data-driven look at...
THE GRAIN: AI vs. Creativity
<p>Ian Krietzberg is one of the clearest, most grounded voices covering AI today.</p><p>As the AI correspondent at Puck, and former editor-in-chief of The Deep View, Ian approaches artificial intelligence the way a...
THE GRAIN: AI vs. Creativity
<p>Sarah Thompson is one of the sharpest strategists working in Canadian communications today.</p><p>The executive managing director at Glassroom started her career wanting to be a journalist, spent years in and around...
THE GRAIN: AI vs. Creativity
<p>Season 3 of THE GRAIN Podcast kicks off with world-renowned AI researcher and generative AI pioneer Dr. Maya Ackerman. She is the CEO and co-founder of WaveAI, the company behind LyricStudio and MelodyStudio, two...
THE GRAIN: AI vs. Creativity
<p>Watch full video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_4lleJyYiag?si=fef5DN-gmDX9l5D-Prefer to listen? You’re already in the right place.</p><p>The fast fashion industry runs on excess. Too many trends, too much...
THE GRAIN: AI vs. Creativity
<p>Watch full video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_4lleJyYiag?si=fef5DN-gmDX9l5D-Prefer to listen? You’re already in the right place.</p><p>The fast fashion industry runs on excess. Too many trends, too much...
THE GRAIN: AI vs. Creativity
<p>So much of what’s happening around AI feels like performance. People saying they’ve got it all figured out. Creatives pretending they’re not anxious. </p><p>But when I saw Lee Towndrow’s post on LinkedIn, where he...
THE GRAIN: AI vs. Creativity
<p>Happy Canada Day! Please enjoy this special video episode of THE GRAIN Podcast, featuring my grains of thought about how Ottawa can build a new creative economy now that Evan Solomon has taken the office of Minister...
THE GRAIN: AI vs. Creativity
<p>Dr. Avriel Epps studies the impact of artificial intelligence on identity, culture, and mental health. An incoming professor at Rutgers University, she has a PhD in Human Development and Education from Harvard. She...
THE GRAIN: AI vs. Creativity
<p>Dr. Avriel Epps studies the impact of artificial intelligence on identity, culture, and mental health. An incoming professor at Rutgers University, she has a PhD in Human Development and Education from Harvard. She...
THE GRAIN: AI vs. Creativity
<p>Megan McKellar and Isabella Liu, both of whom are certified Apple Distinguished Educators and Google Certified Innovators, visited me at Made Human Studios to talk about implementing AI in education. They outline the...
THE GRAIN: AI vs. Creativity
<p>“BBL Drizzy” started off as an insult—but it ended up making music history instead. </p><p>A year ago, when Kendrick Lamar and Drake spurred one of the most high-profile rap beefs of our time, comedian and...
THE GRAIN: AI vs. Creativity
<p>In this episode of THE GRAIN Podcast, I sit down with photographer, retoucher and artist Ishmil Waterman to talk about why he welcomes AI, and the value of staying open to change. We explore what it means to let go...
THE GRAIN: AI vs. Creativity
<p>Creativity has always been a through line in my life and career. For my specialized honours thesis in university, I studied the psychology of creativity—how and why artists are compelled to create.</p><p>What I found...
THE GRAIN: AI vs. Creativity
<p> Many creatives feel AI models are built on the theft of their work, scraping the internet—using their images, words, and music without consent, credit, or compensation. To them, AI is a runaway train, with tech...
THE GRAIN: AI vs. Creativity
<p>Listen now to THE GRAIN with Ronit Novak, as I launch Season 2 of my podcast probes into the pleasure and peril of AI and the future of creativity—recorded at Made Human Studios in the Little Jamaica neighbourhood of...
THE GRAIN: AI vs. Creativity
<p>The past year brought a wave of AI news that had major impact on the creative industry. In this roundup episode, it’s me on the mic, giving you my roundup of the biggest news events of 2024 and how they impacted our...
THE GRAIN: AI vs. Creativity
<p>Click here to catch up on Part 1 of my conversation with Stephen Marche.</p><p>Listen now to THE GRAIN with Ronit Novak, as I continue my series of podcast probes into the pleasure and peril of AI and the future of...
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award-winning journalist, MIT-trained engineer, TIME 100 AI honoree, author of Empire of AI, Algorithmic Justice League
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computer scientist, CEO, musician, author of "Creative Machines: AI, Art and Us", Wave AI
Minister für Künstliche Intelligenz und digitale Innovation, Canada’s first Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation
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