Generative Series
Generative is a interdisciplinary live events series in Washington, D.C., creating a diverse, fun community at the nexus of A.I., art, and culture.
We’ve hosted events in collaboration with the renowned Phillips Collection, The Line Hotel, ArtsClub, and other leading cultural spaces, creating immersive discussions and live demos around tech, politics, art and science.
Co-founded by Nihal J. Krishan and Phil Linder, the series has been featured in The Washington Post, DCist, City Paper, and POLITICO for its innovative approach to exploring A.I.’s evolving role in creative and social landscapes.
From A.I. & Psychedelic Art to A.I. & Music, A.I. & Psychotherapy, and even A.I. & Online Dating, our events take trending online debates and bring them to life—sparking thought-provoking, intellectually rich conversations with speakers from Meta, Amazon, the Smithsonian, and across the worlds of music, art, and politics.
By featuring complementary yet distinct perspectives, we ensure lively, relevant, and engaging dialogue, making The Generative Series a premier space for exploring how A.I. is reshaping creativity, culture, and human connection.
Nihal Krishan
Nihal is an award-winning journalist who’s work has appeared in the Boston Globe, USA TODAY, MSNBC, the Huffington Post and The Arizona Republic. He's also been a guest on NPR, SiriusXM and SkyTV as a reporter.
Currently reporting on Tech Policy for The Hindu as a Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Fellow, he's been a journalist for the past decade in DC with the Washington Examiner, Mother Jones, The New Republic, and PBS Arizona. He regularly interviews U.S. Senators, Congressmen, heads of federal agencies and top tech executives in Washington and Silicon Valley. He has broken multiple stories of national interest regarding campaign finance, economic policy, Big Tech developments and the explosion of AI in the past year.
In the artistic realm, Nihal is a proud member of the Picnic Theatre Company troupe with whom he’s performed as an actor at Dumbarton House, the French and Irish Embassy, and Woodlawn Mansion in the DC area.
Phil Linder
Philip linder (b. 1987) is an American painter based in Georgetown, Washington DC. A former military helicopter pilot, Philip began painting at age 31. His work draws from experiences and impressions in his own life through an abstract expressionist lens. Philip is drawn to the subject of the unconscious and its influence on human behavior and motivation. He wishes to explore the complexity of human nature and the struggle to integrate our nature in a modern world that demands so much from us. His current work, “The Corporate Series”, focuses on corporate idioms or sayings through an abstract realist - lens. His work has been featured in galleries in Washington, DC and NYC.