In this episode of Creative Flux, Bilal Tahir (@deepwhitman) and Pierson Marks (@piersonmarks) chat about the implications of AI on creativity, hiring practices, and productivity. They'll touch on the wild story of Soham Parekh, the viral AI band Velvet Sundown, using Raycast and MCP extensions to accelerate blogging, and more.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Creative Flux Podcast
06:03 The Over-Employment Phenomenon
11:58 Interviewing in the Age of AI
18:06 Reflections on Hustle Culture and Employment
25:48 The Rise of AI-Generated Music and AI Celebrities
30:35 The Future of Storytelling in Entertainment
39:41 Exploring Raycast, AI tools, and Business Opportunities

Links:

• Velvet Sundown: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2GRtyAXWUiisGYub5SGMrb?si=EaO00fDcQ_y7s40O_Sp-wQ
• Ray2 Video to Video Model (on FAL): https://fal.ai/models/fal-ai/luma-dream-machine/ray-2/modify
• Original Post exposing Soham Parekh (@suhail) https://x.com/Suhail/status/1940287384131969067
• Raycast: https://www.raycast.com/

In this episode of Creative Flux, Bilal Tahir (@deepwhitman) and Pierson Marks (@piersonmarks) discuss the recent Anthropic copyright ruling on fair use, a step-by-step workflow to generate high-quality AI videos in <30 minutes, and how collaborative and interactivity are huge opportunities in the creative space.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

09:35 Legal Implications of AI Training

23:40 Bilal's Viking Video Creation Process

29:38 Exploring Video Generation Tools and Techniques

34:47 The Future of Video Models and Artistic Expression

39:46 Imagining a New Era of Interactive Content

49:32 Innovative Ideas for Collaborative Content Creation

Links:

• Kontext edit image (broccoli haircut): https://fal.ai/models/fal-ai/image-editing/broccoli-haircut
• Kontext text to image: https://fal.ai/models/fal-ai/flux-pro/kontext/text-to-image
• Hailuo-02 standard image to video: https://fal.ai/models/fal-ai/minimax/hailuo-02/standard/image-to-videobudget options for video
• Seedance lite: https://fal.ai/models/fal-ai/bytedance/seedance/v1/lite/text-to-video
• LTX distilled: https://fal.ai/models/fal-ai/ltx-video-13b-distilled/image-to-video
• Viking Video: https://x.com/deepwhitman/status/1938450937292767247

In Episode 2 of Creative Flux, Pierson Marks (@piersonmarks) and Bilal Tahir (@deepwhitman) explore recent text-to-speech advancements from model providers like ElevenLabs V3 and OpenAI. They highlight where generative voice is today, where it is going, and how the industry is adopting this new technology.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Creative Flux

03:05 Exploring Text-to-Speech Technology

06:08 The Evolution of Speech Recognition

08:45 Advancements in Text-to-Speech Models

11:52 Comparing Text-to-Speech Providers

15:09 Voice Agents vs. Creative Applications

17:52 The Future of Conversational AI

23:33 Exploring API Access and New Features

24:38 Innovations in Audio Inpainting

28:06 Gemini TTS and AI Studio Overview

30:53 The Role of AI Studio for Developers

34:22 The Future of Local Models and Open Source

39:25 The Need for Abstraction Layers in TTS

44:02 The Rapid Evolution of Media Generation

Links:
- Elevenlabs: https://elevenlabs.io/app/speech-synthesis/text-to-speech
- Elevenlabs v3 intro: https://elevenlabs.io/docs/models#eleven-v3-alpha
- Openai Fm: https://www.openai.fm/
- Playai inpaint & dialog: https://fal.ai/models/fal-ai/playai/inpaint/diffusion
- Kokoro: https://fal.ai/models/fal-ai/kokoro/american-english
- Google ai studio: https://aistudio.google.com/prompts/new_chat
- Google AI studio for TTS: https://aistudio.google.com/generate-speech
- Minimax hailuo -02: https://fal.ai/models/fal-ai/minimax/hailuo-02/standard/image-to-video
- Seedance lite: https://fal.ai/models/fal-ai/bytedance/seedance/v1/lite/text-to-video

In this inaugural episode of the Creative Flux Podcast, hosts Pierson Marks and Bilal Tahir dive into the transformative impact of AI on media creation, focusing on Google's VEO3 and the evolving landscape of text-to-video models, the NBA Finals Ad made entirely with AI, and
practical tips and cost-effective strategies for producing high-quality content.

Both Pierson and Bilal are technologists and active builders who bring a unique, hands-on perspective on how to navigate the fast-changing world of generative media.

Links:

• Veo3: https://fal.ai/models/fal-ai/veo3/playground
• Imagen 4: https://fal.ai/models/fal-ai/imagen4/preview/ultra/playground
• LTX: https://fal.ai/models/fal-ai/ltx-video-13b-distilled/image-to-video
• Lyra2: https://fal.ai/models/fal-ai/lyria2
• Google Flow: https://labs.google/flow/about
• Kalshi Ad: https://x.com/Kalshi/status/1932891608388681791