Derek Thompson

I'm very persuaded by this idea that is sometimes called stuck culture theory, which says that something's happened in the last few decades in film, in celebrity, maybe to a certain extent in music, where cultural progress feels more frozen than it used to be. And it's like the one factoid that I always go back to lean on here is that in 1996, when

I'm very persuaded by this idea that is sometimes called stuck culture theory, which says that something's happened in the last few decades in film, in celebrity, maybe to a certain extent in music, where cultural progress feels more frozen than it used to be. And it's like the one factoid that I always go back to lean on here is that in 1996, when

almost all of the top 10 films in America were an original screenplay. And today, really for the last 10 years, practically very few of the biggest blockbusters are original screenplays. It's sequels, adaptations, and reboots as far as the eye can see. And you know, stuck culture theory can extend to TV as well.

almost all of the top 10 films in America were an original screenplay. And today, really for the last 10 years, practically very few of the biggest blockbusters are original screenplays. It's sequels, adaptations, and reboots as far as the eye can see. And you know, stuck culture theory can extend to TV as well.

almost all of the top 10 films in America were an original screenplay. And today, really for the last 10 years, practically very few of the biggest blockbusters are original screenplays. It's sequels, adaptations, and reboots as far as the eye can see. And you know, stuck culture theory can extend to TV as well.

The idea that Gen Z is still watching The Office and Friends, and there really aren't a lot of shows made in the last 10, five years that have achieved that sort of pantheon status. I wonder if AI will make music more stuck as well. Because if AI is essentially training the future of musical creativity on a perfect understanding of music's past,

The idea that Gen Z is still watching The Office and Friends, and there really aren't a lot of shows made in the last 10, five years that have achieved that sort of pantheon status. I wonder if AI will make music more stuck as well. Because if AI is essentially training the future of musical creativity on a perfect understanding of music's past,

The idea that Gen Z is still watching The Office and Friends, and there really aren't a lot of shows made in the last 10, five years that have achieved that sort of pantheon status. I wonder if AI will make music more stuck as well. Because if AI is essentially training the future of musical creativity on a perfect understanding of music's past,

we might get stuck in the grooves of perpetual refinement in a way that keeps music from evolving the way it's historically evolved. And I wonder how much stock you put into that sort of cultural story.

we might get stuck in the grooves of perpetual refinement in a way that keeps music from evolving the way it's historically evolved. And I wonder how much stock you put into that sort of cultural story.

we might get stuck in the grooves of perpetual refinement in a way that keeps music from evolving the way it's historically evolved. And I wonder how much stock you put into that sort of cultural story.

Mark Henry Phillips, thank you very much. Thank you. Many thanks to Mark Phillips. I think my main takeaway from this interview is the distinction between inputs and outputs with AI. I think a lot of people that consider themselves or present themselves as AI skeptics tend to be very critical of the outputs of artificial intelligence. They'll say, look at this piece of writing. It's so wooden.

Mark Henry Phillips, thank you very much. Thank you. Many thanks to Mark Phillips. I think my main takeaway from this interview is the distinction between inputs and outputs with AI. I think a lot of people that consider themselves or present themselves as AI skeptics tend to be very critical of the outputs of artificial intelligence. They'll say, look at this piece of writing. It's so wooden.

Mark Henry Phillips, thank you very much. Thank you. Many thanks to Mark Phillips. I think my main takeaway from this interview is the distinction between inputs and outputs with AI. I think a lot of people that consider themselves or present themselves as AI skeptics tend to be very critical of the outputs of artificial intelligence. They'll say, look at this piece of writing. It's so wooden.

Or listen to this song. It's such a cliche. But where I see AI being sneakily effective and ultimately potentially transformative is as an input. It's the way that it allows software programmers to accelerate their coding. It's the way that it allows white-collar workers or writers to accelerate their research. And it's the way that it allows musicians or composers, potentially,

Or listen to this song. It's such a cliche. But where I see AI being sneakily effective and ultimately potentially transformative is as an input. It's the way that it allows software programmers to accelerate their coding. It's the way that it allows white-collar workers or writers to accelerate their research. And it's the way that it allows musicians or composers, potentially,

Or listen to this song. It's such a cliche. But where I see AI being sneakily effective and ultimately potentially transformative is as an input. It's the way that it allows software programmers to accelerate their coding. It's the way that it allows white-collar workers or writers to accelerate their research. And it's the way that it allows musicians or composers, potentially,

to work on something, a little ditty, send it out to some artificial AI assistant, and then get something back that's just a little bit better or even just a little bit different than the thing that they delivered to the AI.

to work on something, a little ditty, send it out to some artificial AI assistant, and then get something back that's just a little bit better or even just a little bit different than the thing that they delivered to the AI.

to work on something, a little ditty, send it out to some artificial AI assistant, and then get something back that's just a little bit better or even just a little bit different than the thing that they delivered to the AI.