A Different Way to Do AI and Animation, with Hogan Shrum

Description: What would it take for AI and human artists to actually coexist? Hogan Shrum, co-founder of PIPPA, joins us to talk through a platform built to turn an idea, or a story recorded on your phone, into a fully produced animated cartoon, while licensing animation styles directly from artists and paying them royalties for every minute of use.

We get into creative ownership, the messy middle of the creative process, and why the reference point for all of this may be shifting under our feet. Key Topics: · Building an AI animation tool that keeps the human in creative control · Licensing artists' styles and paying royalties per minute of use · The "messy middle" of the creative process and why iteration matters · Ethical AI as a mechanism, not a mission statement · Staying out of photorealism as a deliberate boundary · Use cases across content creation, education, and brand work · How younger audiences may change what "made by AI" even means · AI as an accelerator of human ability rather than a replacement Featured Guest: · Hogan Shrum - Co-founder of PIPPA; founder of an experiential marketing agency; advisor and investor in early-stage CPG brands Notable Quotes: "It's a companion, it's not a replacement." - Hogan Shrum "There is a world in which AI can greatly benefit artists.

We just need to show 'em." - Hogan Shrum Connect with our guest: · Hogan: PIPPA (gopippa.ai) Follow Could Be Pretty Cool: @couldbeprettycool | | couldbeprettycoolnews.substack.com Keywords: AI animation, creative economy, artist royalties, ethical AI, animation tools, creative ownership, AI and art, generative AI, indie creators, AI in education, content creation, human creativity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit