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Will AI kill our creativity? It could – if we don’t start to value and protect the traits that make us human

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

In the long-running Writers Guild of America strike, a central sticking point has been the guild’s demand that AI be used only as a research tool and not a replacement for its members.

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In the long-running Writers Guild of America strike, a central sticking point has been the guild’s demand that AI be used only as a research tool and not a replacement for its members.
For many creative types, it seems harder to earn a living with AI around.
At the same time, however, AI tools are often seen as a springboard to next-level human creativity.

What is creativity?

Psychological or personal (p-type) creativity happens when an individual thinks something for the first time – even if others have thought it separately before.
Historical creativity (h-type), on the other hand, happens when an individual thinks something that has never been thought before.
One example would be Archimedes’s “eureka” moment in the bath, which supposedly led to him discovering the law of buoyancy.

Generative AI doesn’t belong in either category

AI obviously has the potential to promote both p-type and h-type creativity.
But there is one key difference between human creativity and AI-driven creativity: the latter doesn’t stem from the evolutionary clash of mind and world.
It formalises the fact that while AI models are capable of provoking new thought, they are limited by the underlying data they have been trained on.

The big risk: a generic spiral

This sameness further put us at risk of a generic spiral.
So the more we use AI for g-type creativity, the more generic our content will become – and since this will be used to further train AI, the more generic AI outputs will become.
While this might be useful for certain specialist tasks – such as consistently interpreting law – it’s worrying to contemplate the kind of Orwellian political economy a generic spiral might give rise to.

Can we enjoy AI and also preserve creativity?

Balancing and reconciling human creativity with AI isn’t as simple as going for regular walks in nature – although that will probably help.
Generative AI may well be a transformative technology to rival the printing press or steam engine.

SEABOURN PURSUIT TO VISIT WARM-WEATHER DESTINATIONS DURING FIRST-EVER EXPEDITION SEASON TO SOUTH PACIFIC, KIMBERLEY REGION IN 2024

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

SEATTLE, Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Seabourn , the leader in ultra-luxury voyages and expedition travel, will embark on its first-ever expedition voyages to the South Pacific and the Kimberley region in 2024 on board its newest ultra-luxury expedition ship, Seabourn Pursuit .

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SEATTLE, Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Seabourn , the leader in ultra-luxury voyages and expedition travel, will embark on its first-ever expedition voyages to the South Pacific and the Kimberley region in 2024 on board its newest ultra-luxury expedition ship, Seabourn Pursuit .
And, of course, guests will experience these bucket-list destinations in the comfort of our signature Seabourn ultra-luxury offerings and service."
Seabourn Pursuit will offer a number of expedition experiences designed to immerse guests in the beauty and wonders of the destinations.
The Kimberley - Seabourn Pursuit will offer six 10-day voyages in the Kimberley region between Broome and Darwin in June, July and August 2024.

NEW SEABOURN PURSUIT, SEABOURN'S SECOND ULTRA-LUXURY PURPOSE-BUILT EXPEDITION SHIP, EMBARKS ON ITS FIRST VOYAGE, SAILING TO THE KIMBERLEY REGION AND SOUTH PACIFIC OVER THE NEXT YEAR

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Monday, August 14, 2023

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Seabourn Pursuit is the second of two new expedition vessels from Seabourn, the leader in ultra luxury and expedition travel, launched in the past two years.

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Seabourn Pursuit is the second of two new expedition vessels from Seabourn, the leader in ultra luxury and expedition travel, launched in the past two years.
"For 10 years, we have offered immersive, ultra-luxury expedition experiences with our team of experts, and now we have two purpose-built, ultra-luxury, state-of-the-art expedition ships: Seabourn Venture and Seabourn Pursuit.
Seabourn Pursuit will head south for expeditions exploring coastal South America, the Amazon, and Antarctica into late March 2024.
In addition to the Kimberley, Seabourn Pursuit will visit Papua New Guinea, West Papua, Indonesia, and sail across the South Pacific between Chile and Melanesia between March and October 2024.

SEABOURN UNVEILS DINING EXPERIENCES ON SEABOURN PURSUIT, ITS NEWEST ULTRA-LUXURY PURPOSE-BUILT EXPEDITION SHIP

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Thursday, August 10, 2023

SEATTLE, Aug. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Seabourn , the leader in ultra-luxury ocean and expedition travel, will offer a wide variety of gourmet dining experiences and cuisines on its new ultra-luxury purpose-built expedition ship, Seabourn Pursuit, which launches summer 2023.

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SEATTLE, Aug. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Seabourn , the leader in ultra-luxury ocean and expedition travel, will offer a wide variety of gourmet dining experiences and cuisines on its new ultra-luxury purpose-built expedition ship, Seabourn Pursuit, which launches summer 2023.
From top-quality ingredients and an eye toward the latest culinary innovations, Seabourn curates dining that rivals the finest restaurants anywhere.
As with any Seabourn ship, all dining experiences are complimentary, and guests can dine when, where and with whom they choose.
Seabourn Pursuit features the following dining experiences:
The Restaurant: The main, fine-dining venue on board all Seabourn ships, which offers elegant, open-seating dining room for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

SEABOURN TAKES DELIVERY OF SEABOURN PURSUIT, THE LINE'S SECOND PURPOSE-BUILT ULTRA-LUXURY EXPEDITION SHIP

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Monday, July 31, 2023

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SEATTLE, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Seabourn , the leader in ultra-luxury voyages and expedition travel, took delivery of its second expedition ship, Seabourn Pursuit, today during an official handover maritime ceremony at the T. Mariotti shipyard in Genoa, Italy.

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SEATTLE, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Seabourn , the leader in ultra-luxury voyages and expedition travel, took delivery of its second expedition ship, Seabourn Pursuit, today during an official handover maritime ceremony at the T. Mariotti shipyard in Genoa, Italy.
Seabourn Pursuit is the company's second purpose-built, ultra-luxury expedition ship and the newest expedition ship in the industry.
"I am honored to share this incredible moment with the entire Seabourn family as we welcome Seabourn Pursuit, our highly anticipated second ultra-luxury expedition ship, into our fleet," expressed Natalya Leahy, Seabourn President.
Leahy added that the state-of-the-art Seabourn Pursuit will provide the perfect combination of luxury and expedition.

NEW SEABOURN PURSUIT OFFERS UNPRECEDENTED ELEGANCE AND SPACE THAT REDEFINE ULTRA-LUXURY EXPEDITION TRAVEL

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

SEATTLE, July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Seabourn , the leader in ultra-luxury voyages and expedition travel, is featuring unprecedented elegance and spacious public rooms and lounges aboard its second purpose-built expedition vessel Seabourn Pursuit , which is scheduled to enter service on August 12, 2023.

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SEATTLE, July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Seabourn , the leader in ultra-luxury voyages and expedition travel, is featuring unprecedented elegance and spacious public rooms and lounges aboard its second purpose-built expedition vessel Seabourn Pursuit , which is scheduled to enter service on August 12, 2023.
"There is an abundance of elegance, space and offerings that will redefine ultra-luxury expedition travel, providing our guests with many Seabourn Moments they will always treasure."
A guest favorite across the Seabourn fleet, Seabourn Square is the true 'living room' of the line's new expedition ships.
The Expedition Lounge will be central to the Seabourn expedition operation where guests convene before and after expeditions each day.

SEABOURN TO OFFER ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME LUXURY EXPEDITION EXPERIENCES ON NEWEST ULTRA-LUXURY EXPEDITION VESSEL, SEABOURN PURSUIT

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

SEATTLE, July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Seabourn, the leader in ultra-luxury voyages and expedition travel, will offer memorable, once-in-a-lifetime luxury expedition experiences on its newest purpose-built ultra-luxury expedition vessel, Seabourn Pursuit, set to debut summer 2023. With the addition of Seabourn Pursuit to the fleet, Seabourn will provide guests with its widest range of expedition experiences ever in true luxury style, allowing guests to explore rare and captivating destinations both above and below the water while enjoying all that Seabourn has to offer.

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With the addition of Seabourn Pursuit, Seabourn will offer its widest range of expedition activities to date, allowing guests to explore rare destinations above and below the surface
SEATTLE, July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Seabourn, the leader in ultra-luxury voyages and expedition travel, will offer memorable, once-in-a-lifetime luxury expedition experiences on its newest purpose-built ultra-luxury expedition vessel, Seabourn Pursuit, set to debut summer 2023.
Seabourn Pursuit's expedition experiences encompass a range of activities designed to immerse guests in the beauty and wonders of unique destinations.
In addition, the ship will offer optional expeditions with dives on two custom-built luxury submersibles and kayaking at select destinations.
"Seabourn Pursuit invites travelers to embark on extraordinary journeys that seamlessly blend ultra-luxury experiences with memorable adventures," said Natalya Leahy, president of Seabourn.

How Deadloch flips the Nordic Noir crime genre on its arse and makes it funny

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Thursday, June 29, 2023

Clearly someone is going to die, if they are not already dead, and a small community will be riven as its dark secrets are exposed to the pale light of a wintry Nordic day.

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Clearly someone is going to die, if they are not already dead, and a small community will be riven as its dark secrets are exposed to the pale light of a wintry Nordic day.
This is Deadloch, the fictional town that is the setting for a comedy crime drama that flips the Nordic Noir genre on its arse, so to speak.

Funny Broadchurch

In 2015, they launched The Katering Show on YouTube: a web series spoofing the homely genre of the cooking show that eventually found its way onto ABC iview.
They followed it with Get Krack!n, an attack on the genre of the cheerful but inane television breakfast show.
Apparently, the inspiration emerged from the “explosion of Nordic Noir” they were watching while breastfeeding at in the early mornings of 2015.

What is Nordic Noir anyway?

The impact of Nordic Noir on television production around the world has indeed been significant.
While there are those who suggest Nordic Noir may have already passed its use by date, McCulloch and Proctor argue that the ripple effects are still being felt.

Australian Noir

Australian crime dramas with clear Nordic Noir influences have become common.
Produced by Matchbox pictures for Foxtel Showcase in 2016, Secret City re-imagined Canberra as the sexy setting for a Nordic Noir drama that owed as much to the Danish series Borgen as it did to The Bridge in terms of its aesthetics and style.
The politics, however, were resolutely Australian, featuring Australia’s pig-in-the-middle predicament in the US-China power game.

Flip the colour palette

The ABC Indigenous crime drama Mystery Road flipped the colour palette to orange and red in what Bunya Productions producer David Jowsey described as “tropical outback gothic noir”.
Mystery Road managed to retain the measured pace of Nordic Noir and exquisite attention to a monumental and threatened landscape, while focusing on Indigenous issues.

Potty-mouthed satire

Which brings us back to Deadloch and the apotheosis of the Australian assimilation of Nordic Noir as a potty-mouthed satire that is also a feisty feminist take on the more usual gender politics of the crime drama.
Instead of a mismatched male and female cop from different cultural backgrounds, we have a couple of mismatched female detectives whose initially testy relationship gradually ameliorates as they join forces in the quest for the truth.
Rather than a married male detective having problems at home, we have a female detective whose lesbian wife needs constant affirmation.

Regional communities were central to Uluru Statement, and they must also be for the Voice to Parliament

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Saturday, May 27, 2023

Our communities know what issues we face, and often they know what solutions we need.

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Our communities know what issues we face, and often they know what solutions we need.
However, dialogues in these areas are still needed in the lead-up to the Voice referendum.
Having regional voices heard was essential in designing and advancing the idea of a Voice to Parliament.

Listening to regional peoples was essential to the Uluru Statement

To reflect this, the Referendum Council during 2015 and 2016 held Regional Dialogues with Indigenous peoples, to find out what we wanted to see achieved through constitutional reform.
Our voicelessness as Indigenous peoples, and the voicelessness of our communities, was raised at these dialogues.
Not all Indigenous peoples, including some from regional and remote areas, support the Voice to Parliament.
A Yougov poll from April this year, one of the most representative samples to date, shows 83% of Indigenous peoples support a Voice.

Is anyone listening to regional people?

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has stated the Voice would be incapable of representing regional and rural peoples.
Indigenous people in NSW’s regional town of Orange have also expressed strong support for the Voice.

We need better engagement with regional people

Failing to seek the active participation of regional and rural peoples is doing them a disservice.
It is this neglect that forms much of the problems and resentments regional peoples have towards Canberra.
Are we truly doing politics and media differently if we don’t actively engage 30% of Australians and 60% of Indigenous peoples?

Giving regional people enough information

Wagga Wagga City Council has held forums on the Voice, alongside state MP Dr Joe McGirr, to inform and engage people.
Local councils, regional MPs, organisations from our rural communities such as the CWA, all have roles to play in this referendum campaign.
Even if they are undecided on the Voice, we must ensure regional and remote peoples are included in the nation’s dialogues about the Voice.

Tail first and making an early splash, some whales just can't wait to be born

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023

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From the moment they’re born, their first instinct is to swim to the surface for air.

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From the moment they’re born, their first instinct is to swim to the surface for air.
While most enjoy the comforts of hanging out in mum’s tummy until she reaches warm northern Australian waters, some just can’t wait to enter the big blue.
While this sighting is rare, it’s not likely to be the last mother and calf whale sighting we’ll see this year.

Why are whales coming here?

Generally speaking, whales migrate to Australian waters in the winter to breed.
Depending on where you are on the Australian coast, you’ll probably see at least the main migratory baleen (toothless) whale species.
In contrast, pygmy blue whales typically stay in Australian waters over summer.

The making of a whale calf

A female humpback whale may mate with multiple males.
A humpback whale mother may produce a calf every two to three years.
This is a relatively quick turnaround and is likely one reason why Australian humpback whale numbers have been recovering well post-whaling.

The ultimate water birth

This is one reason why humpback whales travel to warmer water to breed.
Newborn calves are born with very little body insulation, so warm Australian waters are an ideal environment to be born into.
Traditionally, northern breeding grounds for humpback whales in Australian waters occur in the Kimberley region on the west coast and in the Great Barrier Reef on the east.

Why do we sometimes see mothers with calves travelling north?

Sometimes we see mothers with newborn calves well south of traditional breeding grounds.
On the east coast of Australia, both humpback and dwarf minke whale mothers have been observed travelling north with bubs in recent years.

On the swim for multitasking mothers

Once a calf is born, mothers continue to swim with the calf alongside her.
This is the most efficient position where the calf is able to swim in her slipstream.
Impressively, she is also likely to be fasting at the same time, relying on energy stores obtained in Antarctic waters.

How can you see a mother with calf?

Although your chances of spotting a mother and calf pair is highest in those northern breeding areas, you could also spot them as they migrate northward, or on their return journey south to Antarctic waters.
The good news is, whale watching can be done from both land and on the water, depending on where you are in Australia.
Read more:
Humpback whales have been spotted 'bubble-net feeding' for the first time in Australia (and we have it on camera)