Generative AI tools like DALL-E, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion have taken the world by storm in recent months, wowing the masses with their uncanny ability to produce images via text prompts. In this interview, we’ll chat with Karen Cheng about how she’s leveraged these tools among others, with a focus on how this new paradigm is reshaping the creator landscape. You’ll get to hear the behind the scenes of many of her viral works, including a video of her becoming a lawnmower, her AI-generated Cosmo magazine cover, her DALL-E fashion show, her transforming iconic art into 3D museums to explore, and much, much more. By the end of this episode, listeners should have a better understanding of the new tools at their fingertips (literally!), how AI can indeed enhance the creative process, and the second-order effects of these innovations, like how creators are paid. Since we’re just at the beginning of the AI era, this is just the beginning of our coverage as well. Topics Covered: Resources: * Karen’s Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/karenxcheng * Karen’s website: https://www.karenx.com/ * Karen’s TEDx Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gh1dyM6yxE * Cosmo magazine cover: https://www.instagram.com/p/CfEpdJrLs49 * Cosmo magazine tutorial: https://twitter.com/karenxcheng/status/1541438655327133697 * DALL-E fashion show video: https://twitter.com/karenxcheng/status/1564626773001719813?s=20&t=ZCnmH-nK03HzoNao_qGVCQ * DALL-E fashion show tutorial: https://twitter.com/karenxcheng/status/1565003860854185984?s=20&t=ZCnmH-nK03HzoNao_qGVCQ * DALL-E outpainting announcement: https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/1565009319447314432 * "I spent $15 in DALL·E 2 credits": https://pub.towardsai.net/i-spent-15-in-dall-e-2-credits-creating-this-ai-image-and-heres-what-i-learned-52f352912025 Stay Updated: * Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/a16z * Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a16z * Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://a16z.simplecast.com/ * Follow our host: https://twitter.com/stephsmithio Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures.