Each week, industry experts Pierson Marks (@piersonmarks) & Bilal Tahir (@deepwhitman) bring you practical insights, creative workflows, and the latest breakthroughs in generative media. We cover everything that's happening in AI-powered audio, video, and image creation, sharing hands-on tips and industry news straight from the front lines. Topics include new generative models, creative best practices, open-source tools, real-world use cases, and the evolving landscape of AI-driven content c ...
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Exploring Fei-Fei Li's World Labs, Image Upscaling, and ChatGPT's Most Common Use Cases
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Join Pierson Marks (@piersonmarks) and Bilal Tahir (@deepwhitman) for Episode 14 of Creative Flux, covering Dr. Fei-Fei Li's World Labs model release going viral, breaking down the distribution of ChatGPT use-cases, discussing novel image upscaling techniques, and a new reasoning paradigm in video models. Show Notes: OpenAI ChatGPT Use Cases (Figur…
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Seedream 4.0, Nano-Banana Infinimap, & the Rise of AI NFTs
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Pierson Marks (@piersonmarks) and Bilal Tahir (@deepwhitman) explore ByteDance's new image model, Seedream 4.0, and programmatic image generation with Satori, touching on AI, creativity, and video editing. Following a tangent, they touch on LLMs, universal translators, and alien communication, and then finish with a discussion about the Nano Banana…
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Apple's Innovators Dilemma & New World Models
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In Episode 12 of Creative Flux, Pierson and Bilal dive into recent acquisitions and Apple's dilemma in the AI space, Hunyuan's Voyager World Model, and decentralized gaming. Links: Voyager World Model: https://x.com/TencentHunyuan/status/1962741518797836708 OpenPipe: https://openpipe.ai/?refresh=1757095557405…
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Pierson Marks (@piersonmarks) and Bilal Tahir (@deepwhitman) dig into Google's newest image model, formerly known as "Nano Banana", the underrated technique of using LLMs to generate SVGs, AI industry gossip, and actionable creative workflow tools. 00:00 Advancements in Generative AI and Image Editing 04:02 Achieving Consistency in AI-Generated Med…
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In this episode of Creative Flux, hosts Pierson Marks (@piersonmarks) and Bilal Tahir (@deepwhitman) talk all things image editing, including a new stealth model, "nano-banana", character consistency, fine-tuning models, and creative workflows. 00:00 Recapping Last Week with Genie 3 08:43 Unveiling Nano Banana 18:12 The Evolution of Image Editing T…
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Claude Code as a General Agent, Native Ads, & AI Filmmaking
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In this episode of Creative Flux, hosts Pierson Marks (@piersonmarks) and Bilal Tahir (@deepwhitman) discuss using Claude Code as a general purpose agent for tasks like blog writing & SEO, a week using GPT-5, and the future of visual storytelling, ads, and filmmaking. Hollywood is changing and AI is giving an opportunity to do interesting things li…
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Today on Creative Flux, Pierson Marks (@piersonmarks) and Bilal Tahir (@deepwhitman), discuss a crazy week in AI. With the release of GPT-5, ElevenLabs' new Text-to-Music model, and Google's Genie 3 world-model, we haven't seen a week as packed as this in a while. Chapters: 00:00 Unveiling GPT-5 10:55 The Rise and Evolution of AI-Generated Music 28…
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Indie filmmaking, US AI Action Plan, and an AI co-host
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In episode 7 of Creative Flux, host Pierson Marks and his AI co-host, Spruce, discuss the implications of the U.S. AI action plan, daily workflows using AI tools, and the potential of Runway ML's new model for indie filmmaking. The conversation emphasizes the importance of embracing AI technology to enhance creativity and streamline processes in co…
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Windsurf Drama, AI Companionship, Cool Video Tools
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In Episode 6 of Creative Flux, hosts Pierson Marks and Bilal Tahir discuss the recent drama surrounding Windsurf and the implications of M&A policy in the ecosystem, the potential of generative media tools like Flora, RunwayML, and how teams are integrating AI in video production and creative fields. Chapters 00:00 Windsurf Drama and Acquisition Sa…
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Grok 4, Multimodal Learning, & Is Coding Extinct?
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In this episode, Pierson Marks (@piersonmarks) and Bilal Tahir (@deepwhitman) discuss their personal journeys in programming and the value of learning coding today, recent developments in AI such as Grok 4 and multimodal learning, and touch on video and image workflows. Chapters 00:00 The Value of Learning Programming Today 12:00 Exploring GitHub a…
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AI Music & Movies, Overemployment, and Automation Workflows
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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 Intro…
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Anthropic's Legal Victory, Interactive Media, Generative Workflows
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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 L…
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ElevenLabs V3 and the Future of Text to Speech
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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 Fl…
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Google's VEO3, NBA Finals Ad made with AI, Creating Video Consistency
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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 co…
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