AI x Creativity: A Community Conversation
We begin by listening. Each speaker shares how AI has entered their practice, not just as a tool, but as something that is beginning to reshape how they think and work beyond image generation. From there, the floor opens to artists and designers directly. Where are we right now? What are we uncertain about, and what are we curious to explore? This session isn’t about arriving at fixed answers, but about opening up a shared space for reflection, conversation, and possibility.
More about the Sharings
Kush Amerasinghe (Founder, BrainBank.world) will share on "Navigating Tech Paradigm Shifts"
Kush will explore the intersection of AI and creativity, addressing the current challenges facing creative professionals in today's rapidly evolving technological landscape. Drawing from historical precedents, he will examine common failures that occur when people project existing paradigms onto emerging technologies rather than embracing fundamental changes. The session will highlight what remains constant in human creativity despite technological evolution and conclude with practical guidance for successfully navigating these paradigm shifts whilst maintaining core creative principles and human-centred approaches.
Valerie Pang (Program Manager, SASH) will share on "Singapore AI Safety Hub: Intro to AI Safety & Governance"
Valerie will be sharing about the Singapore AI Safety Hub (SASH) and its activities, Singapore's first AI safety and governance non-profit that launched as an ecosystem-builder focused on co-working, events, and upskilling and is now expanding into technical and governance research and capacity-building. She will discuss how SASH's research projects bring together stakeholders from Singapore and the broader region, including government, universities, and industry, with leading international AI governance experts to tackle some of the hardest challenges in the international governance of AI. Valerie will also give a brief introduction to AI Safety, sharing about technical AI safety and governance, the different AI Safety organisations in Singapore, and how people can learn more.
Gavin Lim (Filmmaker, AI Film Lab) will share on "Navigating AI as a Creative Professional"
Gavin has spent nearly thirty years making content, and the last few of them negotiating with AI. He's not here to tell anyone whether the tools are good or bad, but to open up the four concerns he keeps hearing from artists, the same four he holds himself, and share where he's landed and where he's still stuck. Expect scar tissue, not slogans, and questions about who owns what, whose style belongs to whom, who gets to shape the rules, and what the word 'artist' even means anymore. Through AI Film Lab 2030 and the monthly FaiGHT CLUB sessions at Lorong AI, Gavin is treating all of this as live research and development. The jury, in his words, is still out.
Lai Lin Tang will share on "AI Ethics in Creative Industries"
Lai Lin will talk about the controversy surrounding AI usage for creative works such as copyright issues, fear of job loss and the backlash against AI. She will compare and contrast the similarities and differences between AI and VFX, and will explore whether it’s possible for AI to be used ethically.
Panel discussion: Current sentiments towards Creatives x AI in SG
Facilitated by Kester Wong
Speakers & Panel
Host:
Kester Wong is a Singapore-based interdisciplinary creative working across spatial design, social design and sculpture. His practice explores how objects and environments shape human behaviour, often through designing subtle interactions that encourage collaboration and moments of pause within shared spaces. He is currently exploring how AI can be integrated into his workflow beyond image generation, using it to reduce administrative overhead and free up space for experimentation, keeping the human touch at the centre of his practice.
Speaker:
Kush Amerasinghe is the founder of BrainBank.world, an AI-powered startup incubator for impact tech founders built on multi-modal and agentic AI systems. He has co-founded pioneering generative AI teams at Adobe and Amazon, bringing diffusion, transformer, and GAN-based products to market. His background spans AI, computer graphics, immersive media, and emerging tech product incubation. Kush has also collaborated with other industry leading organisations including Anthropic, OpenAI, Nvidia, Stability AI, and Microsoft, and has worked across seven countries with a focus on responsible, human-centred AI.
Valerie Pang is the Program Manager at SASH where she handles memberships, marketing, events and operations. She has 4 years of experience working in tech companies in the US and Singapore, and 2 years of international non-profit experience working in corporate engagement. She has experience organising events and conferences with hundreds of attendees.
Gavin Lim is founder of AI Film Lab, a Future of Work community exploring the intersection of AI technology and visual storytelling. A seasoned TV producer, director, and filmmaker with nearly thirty years of experience, Gavin leads practical exploration of AI tools that enhance rather than replace human creative judgment.
Lai Lin Tang is a former Area Tech Lead and Layout Artist from Lucasfilm Singapore, with over 12 years of experience doing visual effects work on projects like Avengers: Endgame, ABBA Voyage and The Mandalorian. During her career break, she has been upskilling in AI Ethics and Governance as she is a firm believer in the importance of having guardrails to ensure that AI is used in a safe manner.
More About the Series
ThursTalks is Lorong AI's curated dialogue series featuring 1 spotlight speaker/theme per session. Each session emphasizes focused perspectives, followed by an extended fireside chat or open discussion to encourage deeper understanding and meaningful exchange of ideas.
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