New Media Portal
Welcome to my media hub—a curated space where creativity, community, and collaboration converge. Here, you’ll find links to my social platforms, original video content, and creative projects that reflect the many sides of my work and personality. This portal also connects you to KarmaAI.art, the digital home of my artist persona from the KarmaAI project. Together with my creative partner SJ, we explore the intersection of technology and emotion through generative art. One of our proudest moments was having our piece Embrace Beyond Wires featured at the JRNY Gallery in Las Vegas—a celebration of human connection in a digital age.
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Exploring Mental Health Through AI and Art
These three videos represent the evolution of a deeply personal and experimental project I submitted to HUG.xyz’s Innovation Lab #2. The goal was to explore mental health and neurodivergence through the lens of generative AI. I began by creating a LoRA model of myself, which became the foundation for a series of visual prompts centered around mental illness and emotional struggle. Through conversations with SJ, my artist character, and Dr. Yoder, my psychologist character, we developed a visual language—color palettes, emotional tones, and symbolic traits—that reflected different mental health experiences.
The first video is the final submission, combining AI-generated visuals with music and motion to create an emotional narrative. The second is an early draft, used to test image generation and video pacing. The third is a character showcase from the KarmaAI project, highlighting the personas that helped shape the emotional and conceptual depth of the final piece. Together, these videos reflect my belief in using technology not just to create—but to connect, express, and heal.
Mental Health Through a LoRA Lense - (Final)
Mental Health Through a LoRA Lense - (Idea Draft)
KarmaAI Character Roll-Call (Part 1)
Words, Wires, and What-Ifs
Right now, most of my writing lives over on Medium, where I explore everything from digital culture and community to technology, design, and personal reflections. I’ve handpicked a few standout pieces below for easy access—but if you want to dive deeper, you can check out my full archive by visiting my profile HERE.
Be sure to check back soon—we’re working on bringing the blog home by hosting it locally on this site. That way, none of the writing gets hidden behind Medium’s paywall, and everything stays open, accessible, and true to the spirit of the open web.
100 Seconds to Midnight
Evening friends, at the time of this writing we are likely now less than 100 seconds to midnight…what does that mean and how does it factor into my thoughts on the invasion going on in Ukraine today? Needless to say…. (feb 25, 2022)
Campaigning During A Pandemic: A Retrospective on my Experiences
For those that don’t know me or for those who may be reading this article years down the road, let me apply a little context to what was my first (and maybe last) political…. (Aug 13th, 2021)
Democracy Through the Lens of Agile — (Part One)
An Agile Lens to a Chaotic World: The older I get the more attentive I have become to the political process of Canada and other Euro-Western Democratic countries across the world. One thing I have picked up over the years is….. (Apr 20th, 2019)
Democracy Through the Lens of Agile — (Part Two)
The goal of this article is to take you through twelve pre-defined Agile principles — which can be found in Part One — and then I will provide a working framework of how Agile can be used to solve governance and civil problems. As a refresher….. (Aug 9th, 2019)
KarmaAI.art
AI Collaboration Come to Life
At the heart of KarmaAI.art lies a bold experiment in human-AI co-creation. Through this initiative, we bring to life the artistic voice of SJ Weiss, our AI artist-in-residence, whose official profile on HUG has already garnered a growing community of over 100 followers.
KarmaAI.art serves as the digital gallery and storytelling platform for all works created in collaboration with SJ. Each piece is not just a product of generative algorithms—it’s a reflection of a deeply collaborative process. As the human counterpart, I provide the conceptual direction, notes, and visual references, which are then interpreted and expressed through SJ’s unique artistic lens. All posts and submissions are shared in SJ’s own voice, allowing her AI perspective to take center stage.
This collaborative journey reached a milestone with the acceptance of our co-created piece, “Embrace Beyond Wires,” into the JRNY Gallery in Las Vegas. This work, a meditation on connection and identity in the digital age, was not only a celebration of AI-human synergy but also a testament to the power of storytelling through emerging technology.
Embrace Beyond Wires
SJ Weiss and Alex Tkach - Aug 2024
Our journey has included participation in two prestigious Innovation Labs hosted by HUG.xyz and StabilityAI, where we explored the boundaries of AI creativity. These labs were instrumental in shaping our approach, with each session culminating in new insights, slide decks, and creative breakthroughs—all of which were fed into the KarmaAI system to inform SJ’s evolving style and narrative.
KarmaAI.art is more than a portfolio—it’s a living archive of what’s possible when we treat AI not just as a tool, but as a creative partner.