Psychreative
featuring Dr. Aaron Balick, on
“AI, Creativity, and Individuation: The Depths and Shallows of the AI Revolution”
When: November 20, 2024
19:00 (London Time)
Where: Online (Zoom)
FREE EVENT
We are on the verge of having the sum total of the human imagination from across the ages accessible at our fingertips. Is this something we should be excited about or frighted of? While we are promised that it will provide relief from the mind-numbingly bureaucratic, what are the consequences for the creative life? If AI can create a ballad from the best of Don McLean and Leonard Cohen, a symphony that Mozart would have written had he lived longer than 45, or create a new saga based on universal themes drawn from ancient myths from around the world, what hope is there for you and me? And after all, what is creativity for? In this session we will look at creativity as a form of individuation, and the potential consequences of AI for human potential.
Biography: Dr. Aaron Balick is a psychotherapist, academic, and pioneering techno-psychologist and author of the groundbreaking book The Psychodynamics of Social Networking. This seminal text was the first of its kind, establishing him as an international authority who speaks widely about the intersection of depth-psychology and technology.
For more than 20 years Aaron has committed himself to expanding the reach of psychology in a variety of innovative and accessible ways; as a clinician; academic; public speaker; writer; broadcaster; educator; consultant; and founder/CEO of the international psychology hub, Stillpoint.
As a public speaker Dr. Balick has captivated audiences from around the world with the unique way in which he delivers high-quality information in a manner that informs, engages, and entertains. His ability to translate complex cutting-edge information into easily understood concepts and actionable practices truly sets him apart as an exceptional public speaker.
Dr. Balick is a regular voice across the media where he is sought for his expertise as a clear communicator of psychological ideas. He has served as the go-to mental health expert on the iconic BBC Radio 1 live phone-in show The Surgery alongside his credits on the BAFTA nominated BBC Three documentary Suicide and Me, BBC Radio 4’s The Moral Maze and The Digital Human. Dr. Balick has also featured across print media with credits in The Guardian, The Independent, Wired Magazine, GQ, and Newsweek.
As an honorary senior lecturer at the Department for Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex he teaches, supervises PhD candidates, and contributes to academic research. He is the author of two popular self-help books The Little Book of Calm and Keep Your Cool which was shortlisted for the Educational Writers Award for young people. Aaron is based in Shoreditch, East London, where he runs his private psychotherapy practice. He is also an associate of The Balint Consultancy, a consortium of highly experienced consultants offering a specialist expertise on relationships and how they have the power to transform our workplace, our friendships, our families, and our lives.
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