Prompts and Prejudice: A Writer’s Guide to What AI Can (and Can’t) Do

May 17, 2025

presented by Michael Welker

AI is here, and its potential seems to know no bounds—at least, that’s the hype.

The big questions:

Will AI eliminate jobs traditionally held by creatives? What can it really do? How does it work? Should writers and artists be worried?

In this talk, Michael explores these questions, clears up some of the confusion about what AI can—and can’t—do, and addresses common concerns among writers and artists.

Michael Welker is the author of Blockbuster Blueprint: A Step-by-Step Guide to Crafting a Best-selling Story. He’s a creative producer and technologist, a former Walt Disney Imagineer, and currently works as a producer with Universal Studios. Michael has spent a decade building theme park projects around the globe, including Shanghai Disneyland in China and Super Nintendo World in Osaka, Japan. He’s also a self-taught software engineer with experience developing entertainment apps for PC and iOS. In short, Michael is a creative and technical professional who brings fantasy worlds—whether pages, parks, or pixels—to life.

If you attended this meeting, let us know what you thought of it in the comments below. You must be logged in to post comments.