About the Event:

AI is changing creative work in more interesting ways than the usual automation story allows. Join OpenAI Forum for a conversation with Eric Zhou, PhD candidate at Boston University, about what happens when artists can move from idea to artifact with less friction. We’ll talk about where AI can give creators more room to experiment, where human taste and judgment still matter most, and what it would take for new tools to widen participation without flattening creative voices.

About the Speaker:

Eric B. Zhou is a social scientist studying how generative AI reshapes human behaviors and labor market dynamics in the creative economy and the efficacy of platform policy interventions regarding AI usage and data governance. His research aims to identify prescriptive solutions that address the structural and regulatory challenges of AI disruption in the arts. He recently earned a PhD from Boston University, holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University, and has Master's and Bachelor's degrees from Washington University in St. Louis. Prior to his academic career, he worked as a machine learning contractor and in marketing analytics.

Read his research papers:

Generative artificial intelligence, human creativity, and art

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