Chikai - Founding Google Earth and the lifelong pursuit of creating for the sake of creating

In this week’s episode, we sit down with our good friend and one of the biggest supporters of the pod, Chikai Ohazama. Chikai is the co-founder of Keyhole which was acquired by Google and became Google Earth. He is one of the most caring art collectors in our space, as well as an extremely talented AI artist.  We dive into Chikai’s progression as an artist and collector, founding Keyhole and being acquired by Google, his biggest artistic inspirations, tips for people who want to explore AI tools, Culture on L2s, and so much more. Season Four is officially powered by Arbitrum and our content is now redistributed across Rug Radio and Decrypt’s platforms. If you’ve never felt the frictionless transactions at lightning speeds on the world’s most decentralized L2, what are you waiting for? Head on over to http://portal.arbitrum.io to check out their growing ecosystem where you can explore 600+ apps and even participate in missions to earn points. 0:00 Intro 4:50 Chikai’s progression as an artist 17:00 How do you keep up with new AI tools? 21:50 Where does your appreciation of photography come from? 31:30 Creating Google Earth 43:15 What drew you to the NFT space? 52:00 How did Panopticon come together? 58:30 Do you feel like an artist yet? 1:16:10 How do you track your ideas? 1:29:50 Do you find yourself using Discord outside of Midjourney? 1:32:35 Tips for people who want to explore AI tools?  1:36:50 Do you find your taste in art changing as you create more? 1:40:20 Biggest AI inspirations? 1:46:10 Culture on L2s 1:49:30 What would the title of your autobiography be? More Chikai: X:  https://twitter.com/lifeofc More Andy8052 X: https://twitter.com/andy8052  More Deeze X:  https://twitter.com/DeeZe More WDAL X: https://twitter.com/wedoalittlepod  Mirror Subscribe: https://mirror.xyz/0xE8436a2337751F76... Discord: https://discord.gg/AStUCwXERh    More Arbitrum X: https://twitter.com/arbitrum portal: http://portal.arbitrum.io  More Rug Radio website:  https://www.rug.fm/  x: https://twitter.com/RugRadio More Decrypt website: https://decrypt.co/  x: https://twitter.com/decryptmedia More h0m3w0rk (creators of our theme song)  X: https://twitter.com/homeworkNFT Production by Weesh X: https://twitter.com/__weesh__   DISCLAIMER: Nothing contained within this podcast is financial or investment advice, a solicitation to buy or sell any token, or to be relied upon to make any financial decisions.  The podcast hosts or guests may own tokens or art that is discussed.  All opinions shared on this podcast are those of the respective individuals only and provided for information and entertainment purposes only. We does not condone or support the creation, buying, or selling of NFTs as a means of investment.  Please consult and work directly with qualified professionals before making any decisions related to NFTs.