OLLI at Drake Featured Course
Artificial Intelligence in the Entertainment Industry,
with LA Musician Dan Navarro
Monday, March 3, 10–11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, March 4, 10–11:30 a.m. (coffee and tea social to follow Tuesday class)
This two-session course will discuss the pros and cons of artificial intelligence as it pertains to proprietary rights in the entertainment industry. The first session will cover the dangers of AI use to musicians and composers. The second session will encompass film, television, video games, and voice acting. The instructor will speak from personal experience and include some of his testimony before the Senate subcommittee on artificial intelligence. Dan Navarro is an acclaimed singer/composer/voice actor, whose song We Belong, written with Eric Lowen, has reached hit status. After the first hit recording by Pat Benatar, it has been recorded some 45 other times in four languages. He has composed music and performed as a voice actor and as a singer in numerous films.
Location: Harkin Institute or Zoom Cost: $30