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Freakonomics Radio · October 23, 2026 · 59m

692. What Will A.I. Do to (and for) Human Creativity?

Freakonomics Radio explores how artificial intelligence may reshape human creative work, asking whether A.I. will replace writers, designers, actors, coders, musicians, and thinkers — or help them do better work. The episode brings together SAG-AFTRA president Sean Astin, Wired co-founder Kevin Kelly, Wharton professor Ethan Mollick, and Particle6 founder and C.E.O. Eline Van der Velden. It is part one of a two-part series on A.I. and human creativity.

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AI as Creative Collaborator, Not Replacement
The episode frames the central question as whether A.I. will replace creative workers or help them do better work.
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Co-Existence as the Next Phase of AI
Ethan Mollick's 2026 book 'Co-Existence' appears as the episode's conceptual anchor for A.I. as a partner rather than a replacement.

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