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Alexandre Ducasse, referred to as Sejoe, has launched Time Capsule with Sejoe, a podcast sequence the place he makes use of AI to painting conversations with historic figures from Haiti and past. The comedic artist says the concept got here out of a brainstorming session along with his spouse and encouragement from fellow creatives to “impress the neighborhood” forward of his subsequent particular
Comic Alexandre Ducasse, higher referred to as SeJoe, is getting into the AI area with a brand new podcast sequence titled Time Capsule with SeJoe.
Launched earlier this month, the Haitian American comic makes use of synthetic intelligence to create fictional conversations with historic figures—some Haitian, some not—however all central to discussions of energy, legacy, and resistance.
In an interview with The Haitian Instances, Ducasse shared that the inspiration for the sequence got here after a dialog with L’Union Suite founder, Whenda “Wanda” Tima, on the right way to drum up pleasure for his second particular and re-engage his viewers. In 2020, Ducasse’s one-hour standup comedy particular Nou Chaje ak Pwoblèm (We Received A Lot of Issues) debuted on Amazon Prime.
Following the dialog with Tima, he had a “artistic brainstorm” session along with his spouse, and from there, the concept for the sequence was born.
Up to now, the sequence consists of fictional interviews with figures like Toussaint Louverture, Catherine Flon, Cécile Fatiman, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Jean Baptiste Level du Sable.
In every episode, SeJoe introduces the visitor with an irreverent tagline, typically with pointed social commentary.
“This man [Toussaint Louverture] beat the English, beat the Spanish, beat the French however the one factor he couldn’t beat was BAD DECISIONS,” SeJoe mentioned in a single episode.
When talking with a fictitious Catherine Flon, SeJoe mentioned: “This girl didn’t solely sew material, she sewed respect, she sewed dignity, she sewed hope.”
“This man tried to bleach his complete nation along with his ego, however forgot to bleach his family tree,” SeJoe mentioned whereas introducing Rafael Trujillo.
New episodes of Time Capsule with SeJoe can be found on Instagram and different social platforms underneath @sejoe.