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Here’s a first look at our speakers and how they’re interrogating craft, quality, and intention in an AI-powered world.
Holly Herndon co-runs an art studio in Berlin with her partner Mathew Dryhurst. They co-founded Spawning, an organization building AI tools for artists, and were awarded the 2022 Ars Electronica STARTS prize for digital art for the Holly+ project. She has been on Art Review’s Power 100 list since 2021 and holds a Ph.D. in Computer Music from Stanford.
From a pioneering AI artist, to the creator of one of YouTube’s most popular math and science channels, to a veteran designer with roots in behavioral science, this year’s Config speakers challenge us to reimagine work and creativity in 2026.
We asked a few of them where we should be investing energy as AI speeds everything up and unlocks new creative possibilities. They’re playing with process, questioning old narratives, and broadening the impact of what they create.
