Creativity as Social Infrastructure: From AI to Ballet to Eviction Protests

MIT researchers found that AI enhances individual creativity but diminishes group creativity, highlighting creativity as social infrastructure. The Boston Symphony Orchestra faces a crisis as conductor Andris Nelsons and CEO Chad Smith have not had a meaningful conversation in two years, according to the Boston Globe and Boston Magazine. In contrast, Alessandra Ferri, director of the Vienna State Ballet, emphasizes vision over strategy in her leadership approach, as reported by Hube. In Madrid, tenants facing eviction transformed their apartment block into a stage to protest landlords, drawing media attention via The Guardian. In Moscow, art has moved into private homes—kitchens and living rooms—with private shows and oblique theatre, reminiscent of the late Soviet era, due to oppressive political conditions, per The New York Times. Salzburg unveiled 300 gold statuettes of Mozart, each featuring his dog Pimperl, to celebrate the composer's anniversary, as reported by AP.