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As artificial intelligence accelerates creative output & challenges our notions of truth, we find ourselves asking a deeper question: What role does humanity play when machines can create?
On May 5, join us for an intimate evening hosted by Harlowe at the Chief Clubhouse in Union Square, where we'll explore this question through the lens of powerful voices at the forefront of visual culture & emerging technology:
Brandon Ruffin, interdisciplinary artist & creative technologist at Google, has spent years pushing the boundaries of storytelling through image, code, & cultural narrative.
Artemis Moshtaghian, Reporter & Senior Producer at CNN, brings a frontline perspective on visual truth & global media coverage in an increasingly AI-assisted world.
Together, in a moderated conversation, they will explore the human questions AI forces us to confront:
What does authenticity mean when the line between real & rendered is increasingly blurred?
Can efficiency ever serve intention in the creative process?
How do we preserve memory, representation, & provenance in this rapidly shifting visual era?
BRANDON RUFFIN
Brandon Ruffin is an Oakland-based photographer & filmmaker whose work explores identity, memory, & the human condition through photography & film. Working under the moniker Ruff Draft, his practice blends street photography, portraiture, & experimental narrative to create images that are intimate, cinematic, & socially reflective.
Ruffin's work has been exhibited at Leica Gallery San Francisco (This Must Be The Place, 2023) & his film Faded Requiem was recognized by the San Francisco International Film Awards (Best Narrative Drama). He is a current Leica USA Ambassador.
In addition to his fine art practice, Ruffin works in Research for computational photography at Google, contributing to the creative & technical development of the Pixel camera & Photos App -where artistic vision meets Artificial Intelligence. His work spans image aesthetics, data curation, & prompt engineering, shaping how AI understands & generates imaging output.
A committed educator & community builder, Ruffin is a founding member of OAKSPC & Cameras & Coffee Club, & has led workshops in both US & Europe. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, The New York Times, & The San Francisco Chronicle.
ARTEMIS MOSHTAGHIAN
Artemis is an award-winning reporter & producer at CNN's New York Bureau. She has overseen coverage of global & domestic stories, including human rights issues & breaking news. With over a decade at CNN, Artemis has been instrumental in managing & producing coverage for impactful & often sensitive stories that resonate with diverse audiences. Known for her ability to turn raw news into captivating narratives, she brings a wealth of experience in making stories visually & emotionally engaging for media consumers.
SANTIAGO LYON
Santiago Lyon is the Head of Advocacy & Education for the Adobe-led Content Authenticity Initiative, focused on combatting misinformation & promoting attribution & transparency through digital content provenance.
He has 40 years of experience in photography as an award-winning photojournalist, photo editor, media executive & educator.
As a photographer for Reuters & the Associated Press for 20 years, he won multiple photojournalism awards for his work between 1989-1999 where he photographed 9 wars on 4 continents.
In 2003/2004 he was a Nieman Fellow in journalism at Harvard University before being named VP/Director of Photography at the Associated Press, a position he held until 2016.
Under his direction, the AP won 3 Pulitzer Prizes for photography as well as multiple other major photojournalism awards around the world.
In 2012 he was a Sulzberger Fellow at Columbia University & was Chair of the Jury for the 2013 World Press Photo contest.
Lyon serves on the advisory board of the VII Foundation.
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