Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Chatting with Ben about geometry nodes, product development, and artificial intelligence.
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00:00 - Supporting Creator Communities
01:09 - Living Off a Small Number of Projects
03:38 - Simulation Nodes
07:30 - Geometry Nodes Improvements
09:33 - Blender Development
11:19 - A Pinch of Drama
14:10 - It's Literally Open Source
14:51 - New Possibilities
16:02 - Optimizing Files
18:15 - A Phone Call
18:42 - Boring Adult Chat
20:43 - Very Generous Community
22:47 - Changes Over the Years
23:13 - Spinning Plates
27:14 - Community Roundup Research
28:35 - Building AI Helpers
31:55 - Curtis Goes Deep on AI
38:10 - ChatGPT is an LPU
40:01 - Things Will Change
42:29 - History May See Things Differently
45:18 - It's Starting
47:19 - Coming to a Close

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