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Jason Alan Snyder
Co-Founder, Chief AI Officer
Artists & Robots
Jason Alan Snyder is a technologist, futurist, and inventor exploring how intelligent systems can strengthen creativity and human agency. As co-founder and Chief AI Officer of Artists & Robots, a Creative Intelligence Studio, he builds agentic infrastructure and creative intelligence systems for brands, agencies, consultancies, and media companies navigating the shift to AI-native operations.
For more than two decades, Jason has examined how emerging technologies shape culture, business, and behavior. He also co-founded SuperTruth, a healthcare data infrastructure company building verification and trust layers for AI governance, and serves on the board of The Famous Group, the creative technology company behind stadium-scale experiences for 20+ Super Bowls and major live entertainment moments.
Named to Adweek’s AI Power 50 and formerly Global Chief AI Officer at IPG (now Omnicom), Jason has shared his insights at the United Nations, the Milken Institute Global Conference, and World Summit AI. He is a Forbes contributor and the author of the forthcoming book, Human After Friction, which examines how friction in AI systems protects originality, authorship, and human intent.
Recent Articles by Jason Alan Snyder
The Last Archive: How AI Is Erasing What We Know—And Why Patent Attorneys Are Humanity’s Last Line of Defense
Although I am not an attorney, I have been deeply enmeshed in the patent process as an inventor for three decades. And I have grown an appreciation for your profession that is perhaps deeper than most folks’. The majority of my work over the past 30 years has been in AI and machine learning. And I want to share some thoughts with you today about how all of this intersects and how you, everyone in this room, are really the last line of defense that humanity has in maintaining what it means to be human.
The Fine Line of Authorship: Protecting Originality in the Age of AI
Picture this: The year is 2042. You’re at a lavish dinner party in a bustling metropolis surrounded by tech titans and business magnates. The centerpiece isn’t a floral arrangement or an ice sculpture but a humanoid robot. Fluent in multiple languages, it can discuss quantum physics, recite poetry, and even crack a joke, drawing laughter from the captivated audience. But as the night progresses, a subtle dissonance emerges. The robot may be able to mimic human behavior, but it doesn’t truly connect. It can’t decipher the unspoken nuances of a meaningful conversation, the shared glances between old friends, or the subtle shifts in mood that ripple through the room. Despite its advanced programming, it needs a complex, intuitive understanding of the human connection that goes far beyond mere data processing.
