The conductor era: why creative control just eclipsed model purity

Code and Theory chief creative officer Craig Elimeliah says we’re entering a new age of AI model interoperability. Here’s how it will impact creativity. In the past year, I’ve attended SXSW, CES, Cannes, Artist and the Machine, Vercel Ship, Next.js Conf, and Adobe MAX… bouncing between the conferences that matter. Somewhere between the keynote demos and hallway conversations, I noticed a shift in the narrative.