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🗓️ 24 April 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Welcome to the "Auntieverse" — a surreal tribute to "auntie culture" by artist Niceaunties, inspired by the spirit of the women who care for each other and their families. From sushi-bedecked cars with legs to hot tub baths full of ramen, Niceaunties shares a visual feast that fuses AI and imagination and celebrates the eccentric, vibrant world of aunties with reverence and awe.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective.
0:09.0	You're listening to TED Talks Daily.
0:10.0	You're listening to TED Talks Daily.
0:11.0	I'm your host Elise Hugh.
0:12.8	We are on the ground at TED 2024,
0:15.3	and there was one talk early in the week.
0:17.9	Well, it kind of stole the show.
0:20.0	Nice aunties.
0:21.0	I don't know what it is, but it's exactly what I wanted. Nice aunties. She kind of exposed the art C and fun side of being an auntie.
0:29.1	The auntie verse is going to live in my heart forever and ever and ever.
0:34.3	Nice Anties is a digital artist from Singapore who is subverting the idea of the traditional
0:40.2	scolding ante with her AI assisted art. She draws on her Asian heritage to
0:45.6	explore the complex inner world of anties. It's a little tricky to explain.
0:50.6	She basically just invented a world that has been using AI to create art
0:54.4	around this world and I'm not doing it any justice.
0:58.1	Same. So we'll let nice Antis herself take it from here on the Ted stage and afterward stick around because I
1:04.4	caught up with her to discuss art and aunties in more detail.
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