Transparency anchored the business discussion. When AI is the centerpiece of a work, the main character or the lead artist, audiences deserve to know. Gen Z is already skeptical of AI content because so much of it is low-quality and undisclosed. Disclosure is what turns novelty into legitimacy.
The audience pushed on live performance. Traditional artists aren’t going anywhere; nostalgia alone fills theaters. For AI artists, touring is genuinely unsolved. Holograms and LED stages are being discussed, although nothing is set.
The advice to leaders was blunt. Large organizations are slow followers by design. That works when change is incremental. It is fatal when it isn’t. The floor for everyone in the room: learn the fundamentals now, because fear without knowledge is just bad decision-making.
