New York Summit Agenda Reveal

Hi friends, cyborgs,

Dani here! I've been staring at this agenda for a week trying to figure out how to express this, and I keep coming back to the same feeling: I can't believe we get to do this.

Artist and the Machine started as a simple, almost instinctive idea - the human artist co-creating with the machine. The real and raw exploration of what that could and should be, at a time when our timelines are accelerating in ways we could have never imagined.

The first version of that idea took shape as an enlightenment-inspired Salon, where the people building AI could also be the ones shaping culture. That technical ambition and human creativity don’t have to sit on opposite sides of the table.

That was February 2024, just two days before OpenAI announced SORA (a century ago in AI time), and I remember the energy in that room. Just over two years later, we’ll be back in Brooklyn, with three stages, 400 handpicked visionaries, Bloomberg Media as our Official Media Partner, and a lineup I genuinely cannot wait for you to see.

Take a look below for the first reveal, and if you’re debating whether to attend, this is your sign to join us.

See you in Brooklyn,

Dani

Agenda

The full agenda for this year’s AI & Creativity Summit in New York is live! Taking place at the Lighthouse in Brooklyn, the program spans three stages and a full day of sessions across the AI & Creativity stack, from infrastructure to culture, and everything in between. For more details on the programming, browse the sessions live on our site below.

Summit

We’re delighted to have OpenArt joining as a sponsor, and CEO Coco Mao on stage with us this May.

Coco Mao is CEO & Co-founder of OpenArt, a leading AI video & image generation platform where 8M+ monthly active users access 100+ latest AI models. Prior to OpenArt, she built a startup acquired by Google. In 2022, she co-founded OpenArt to democratize storytelling and empower anyone to bring their characters, stories, and worlds to life. Beyond building a tool for everyone, OpenArt is constantly defining what’s next, from solving character consistency to world consistency, unlocking new creative possibilities across film, advertising, music videos, and TV shows.

Get a 20% discount off OpenArt for one month with the code: AMFRIENDS

Pulse

• Meta Announces New AI Model in Major Test of Company’s Ambitions: WSJ reports that the disappointment of last model’s release more than a year ago led to an expensive overhaul of the company’s AI operations.

• Spotify’s Prompted Playlist Feature Will Now Work for Podcasts: TechCrunch details how the company is expanding its AI-powered feature to create playlists, called Prompted Playlist, to include podcasts as well.

• Community Member and NY Summit Speaker Ari Kuschnir’s Work Went Viral: Featuring an imagining of what Trump’s library might be like once it’s built.

Join us in NY on May 14, 2026, where we will continue these conversations on the forefront of AI & Creativity - space is extremely limited.

If you’re creating something aligned with Artist and the Machine or you’d like to recommend work shaping this space, we’d love to see it for the chance to be featured. Reach out to us at [email protected].

Til next time,

Artist and the Machine.

xx