What Yancey Strickler has said about Artificial intelligence

3 quotes · 1 episode · Aug 14, 2026

Yancey Strickler, Co-founder and former CEO of Kickstarter, writer and musician, has been quoted on Artificial intelligence 3 times in 1 episode of TED Radio Hour, most recently on August 14, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Strickler predicted that in an AI-driven world, personality and relationships with audiences will distinguish standout creative work.

    “I think it's personality and its relationship with audience that's going to distinguish what stands out from what doesn't”

    TED Radio Hour: The price of creativity (Aug 14, 2026) · Listen from 38:39

  • Strickler argued that AI marks the end of a classical era of culture production made largely by human hands.

    “I feel like there is a classical era of culture production that has closed. And I think probably that dividing line is AI”

    TED Radio Hour: The price of creativity (Aug 14, 2026) · Listen from 39:54

  • Strickler described many AI creative demonstrations as art for non-artists that removes the enjoyable part of making things.

    “A lot of the AI creative demonstrations I see is like art for non-artists to me. It's like, why would I do that? Like, that's the fun part”

    TED Radio Hour: The price of creativity (Aug 14, 2026) · Listen from 44:10

Episodes

  • The price of creativity

    TED Radio Hour · Aug 14, 2026 · 50 min

    Manoush Zomorodi talks with Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler about the history of creativity, the creator economy, and his proposed artist corporation (A Corp).

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