Thank you for attending the 2025 Palm Springs AI & Creativity Expo
Below is a list of resources to learn more about the various topics and tools discussed at the Expo.
Featured at the Expo
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The Essentials
ChatGPT was mentioned more than anything else throughout the day. It can answer almost any question, generate images, remember things about you, and so much more. We also discussed use cases for other popular AI models from Gemini by Google, Claude by Anthropic, and Grok by xAI.Google's AI Mode is the future of searching the web. It will read through hundreds of websites and link you directly to the sources for your question.NotebookLM from Google is the best way to organize a project you're working on (or a subject you're studying) into an interactive notebook to help you understand anything. It can even generate a podcast for you to digest information, like the one below that explains how it works!
Creative tools
Adobe Firefly is the best place to create images and videos using the top AI models, all in one place. They offer a great free plan if you want to experiment with some ideas.Veo from Google produces videos that look and sound so real that most people don't know they're AI-generated.Runway is one of the most popular image and video generation tools available, known for consistent characters across scenes. Runway entirely generated the video below.
Fun Tools
Character.ai lets you chat with AI-powered characters based on fictional, historical, or celebrity figures.Suno lets you create original music in seconds using AI.Squibler is an AI story writer that can generate entire books, short stories, novels, scripts, or screenplays for you in just a few minutes.AI Dungeon is a text-based adventure-story game you direct (and star in) while the AI brings it to life.
Baratunde Thurston's Life with Machines
A New Era of Business in the Coachella Valley
Content Creation & Marketing
Canva's AI is a comprehensive content tool that creates professional-looking visuals and written content for marketing materials, while sticking to strict brand guidelines personalized for your business.Surfer SEO Helps your business stay discoverable as consumers increasingly rely on ChatGPT and other AI chatbots to find answers.
Workflow Automation
Fin is an AI agent that delivers fast and accurate customer support to multiple channels.Zapier is a no-code automation platform that connects various apps and uses AI to build workflows.
Featured Expo Tool: Contented
Contented helps you turn meetings, workshops, and other audio recordings into expert summaries, insights, compelling content, and more.
A Deep Dive Under the Hood of AI and Large Language Models
GenJam
Results from our GenJam will be available soon!