Quick answers.

No. The society is built for both halves: creatives rebuilding their craft for the AI era, and the people building the tools. Events pair the two: no creative background needed for builders, no AI experience needed for creatives.

Nothing, ever. Membership is free by design. Masterclasses and certification charge sliding-scale fees, with sponsored scholarship seats so cost is never the barrier.

The newsletter starts arriving with event invites and member work. RSVP to anything on the Luma calendar. Bring your friends with your referral link. Referrals earn first invites.

San Francisco, IRL, right now. Other cities open through waitlists and proposals in the chapters list; the newsletter and benchmark reports are everywhere.

In cohorts. Tell us what you want to work on and we match you with someone who has done it: AI production, story, directing, editing, sound, or engineering. Small groups, for the length of the program. New mentees join one cohort at a time.

Yes, in how we run: free membership, open benchmarks, scholarship seats, and no shareholders. One rule is absolute: vendor money never touches our benchmark design or results.

This fall. Eight weeks, sliding scale, scholarship seats. Two tracks, each named for the job it prepares you for: Certified AI Engineer, Creative Systems opens first; Certified Creative Technologist, Generative Media follows. The notify list gets first invites. See the full curriculum.

Sponsor an event, a chapter, or scholarship seats; bring a production brief from your slate; or meet the talent we certify starting this fall. One seat carries one creative professional through eight assessed weeks. Sponsorship funds the programs and never buys influence over benchmarks. Start on the sponsors & partners page.