Frank Chimero · Beyond the Machine

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This talk was given on October 14, 2025 at Kinference in Brooklyn, New York. Spoiler alert: the last part of the talk covers plot points of the movie Spirited Away. Another warning is included right before the spoilers with a jump forward link to the spoiler-free conclusion. I am so tired of hearing about AI. Unfortunately, this is a talk about AI. I’m trying to figure out how to use generative AI as a designer without feeling like shit. I am fascinated with what it can do, impressed and repulsed by what it makes, and distrustful of its owners. I am deeply ambivalent about it all. The believer

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• Alicia Guo
• Ruozhen Gong
• Vincent Huang
• Megan Walker
• Owais Jamil
• Nicklaus Tran
• C LI
• Yuemin Huang
• Haein Jung

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