A Secret Chord: notes on “Hallelujah” and human harmony
We must treat A.I. models as simulations of ourselves — who else? — and in doing so, analyze them as we would any other subject.
How You Remind Me
Those who cannot remember history, as the adage goes, are condemned to repeat it. But no repetition is an exact duplicate. Duration always introduces surplus deviations. The commemoration of history continually revises it.
Technology of Tradition: in conversation with Caroline Monnet
“We all share a common space, which is the earth,” says the artist Caroline Monnet. “We all have a common responsibility for generations to come.”
Simulations
We expect to see ourselves reflected in media — it’s simply called “representation.” If we are not represented, our very existence is called into question, like a ghost that fails to see its own countenance reflected in the mirror.
Word Virus: notes on post-literacy and crowd control
Mass control is easier in a moment when we are splintered into ever-smaller media niches, cobbling together information from more or less authoritative sources and forms.
Between Two Worlds: in conversation with Emna Mâaref
“The album is reflecting how much I’m not there and not here either,” says Mâaref, who speaks about her latest recording of solo Oud compositions.
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