Taryn Southern: How AI Is Unlocking Human Creativity

Which emerging technologies are most likely to collide – and what does this mean for the future? Today on Digital Disruption, we are joined by Creative Technologist Taryn Southern, a pioneering storyteller known for her work at the intersection of emerging technology, creativity, and human potential. Taryn’s journey with AI began in 2017 with a groundbreaking creative experiment—to compose an entire music album using artificial intelligence. The result, I AM AI, became one of the first AI-assisted pop albums and reached the Top 100 on the U.S. Radio Charts in 2018. Taryn sits down with Geoff Nielson to reveal the overlooked, hair-raising technologies shaping our future—and why she’s optimistic about AI as a force for good. What we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:48 Hair-raising moments 3:08 Predictions 4:43 AI taking over creative tasks 9:09 Is using an AI tool more challenging than just doing it yourself? 11:35 Any one person can be a merchant 13:50 These organizations need to be on their toes 15:08 What role do major tech companies play 17:24 The algorithms 19:00 Trusting the tech companies 19:48 Where is this going 24:28 Impact on individual and collective well-being 26:06 What is the state of Neurotechnology 30:54 Brain computer interface and mass adoption 32:00 The scope of creativity is unlimited with BCI 33:32 Hair-raising moments 35:13 Will we lose a lot of human connection with AI? 36: 44 Your perfect reality 38:35 A better path to success 39:36 AI therapists? Connect with Taryn: Website: https://tarynsouthern.com/Instagram: ⁠ https://www.instagram.com/tarynsouthern/ X: ⁠https://x.com/TarynSouthern Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/tarynsouthern YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TarynSouthern Follow us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/oKIgSAFcAkI