A robot arm wielding a machete controlled by a plant. That does sound a little ridiculous, doesn’t it? However, David Bowen has made an installation which...
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Voyage of Digitality & the Internet: Podcast 01
Introduction Welcome to the Voyage of Digitality & the Internet. Joined by Savvina Daniil, PhD researcher at the Human-Centred AI workgroup of the Centrum Wiskunde &...
Continue reading...He works, but she is naked — gender bias in translation
Last week, I came across a post which highlights one of the issues of training AI with massive data sets and little oversight. Discussed is a...
Continue reading...Living the most undignified life in a high-tech world
The “low-life” in cyberpunk not merely means material hardship, but more of a spiritual bullying: contempt for human self-esteem. According to Wikipedia, low-life people are those...
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“Blink with two eyes, and pay the price” Imagine this: you’re driving your car to France for a holiday and you stop for gas. Remarkably, your...
Continue reading...AI: Nerf-guns are for babies
The Hermitage in Amsterdam recently opened its new exhibition; love, passion & tragedy. Showcasing a diverse collection of portraits, muses, and artists all centred around romantic,...
Continue reading...Is AI Art Art? Well, It’s In The Name, Isn’t It?
If you have any artist friends, chances are they’ve recently mentioned mentioned AI-generated art. Chances also are that they’re concerned about it. Is AI-generated art really art? What future do human artists have, if algorithms can generate images that win in art competitions?
Continue reading...ART IS MATH IS ART: Data as Medium
With the rise of graphic design, NFTs, AI technology, and many more, it appears that the art world is inevitably becoming engulfed by the theme of...
Continue reading...Living in the 21st century means reconceptualizing privacy
The Greek society of Aristotle was the first to know two different spheres. Aristotle made the distinction between oikos and polis. The first meant the household,...
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As people have always done
Hello and welcome to my first blogpost here for digital media, culture and society! Though familiar with blogging through sites such as Tumblr, I now hope...
Continue reading...The Changing Landscape of Language Learning
Imagine being a person in the 1970s who wants to learn foreign language like Japanese. Now, for the sake of argument, let’s say you live nowhere...
Continue reading...The Ruling of Social Media Censorship
Social media is ever-present in our lives, we interact with others and perhaps also encounter posts that go against our own views. At least, that is...
Continue reading...Conceptualizing Cyborgs in the Virtual and Physical World: With Consideration to Feminism and its Connection to Video Games
Introduction It was Christmas 2006 when I first experienced that there were different expectations to genders and what society expected me to enjoy as a young...
Continue reading...The New Age of Chess: Harnessing the Power of Computers in a Digital Age
This blog was inspired by the Week 10 “Are Computers Having Fun?” chess game that was suggested. I am not a good chess player but I...
Continue reading...NFT’s and digital art
In our workgroup (Web Weavers) a few weeks ago we discussed NFT’s in response to Jacqueline’s blog post on Meta Birkins. It sparked discussion about why...
Continue reading...Virtual Museum Tours & Google Arts and Culture
Here are some links that I cited in the video: 12 Museums From Around The World That YOu Can Visit Virtually: https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours 90+ Virtual Museum Tours...
Continue reading...Self-driving car morality test
In this video, part 1.5 of our podcast, Andrea Blätler, James Bentham and I do the self-driving car morality test! do it yourself here: https://www.moralmachine.net/
Continue reading...Draw My Life: Digital Media Edition!
For my last content piece, I thought I’d talk about my own experiences growing up with the digital world. Hope you all enjoy! 🙂 Ps: I...
Continue reading...My Most Recent Experiences with The Digital
Having started my blogs with my first ever encounter of a digital community, I figured that it would be nice to end with my most recent...
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