History of AI: Part 4 - AI as the Muse: How Machines Are Redefining Creativity, Culture, and Connection

Can a machine truly be a muse? In this episode of AI Innovations Unleashed, Dr. JR and Rusty dive deep into the creative frontier of artificial intelligence — with equal parts humor, skepticism, and curiosity.

From AI-written novels to personalized marketing campaigns, from resurrected Beatles tracks to endangered languages saved through algorithms, we explore how generative AI is reshaping creativity, culture, and connection. Along the way, Rusty drops academic insights (and footnotes), JR brings the banter, and listener questions keep the conversation grounded in everyday reality.

We cover:

• The “generative wave” and what it means for art, writing, and music.
• How AI is transforming marketing — and sometimes sabotaging it.
• Cultural preservation projects powered by AI, from manuscripts to languages.