Kevin Walker

Dada analyst

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When intelligence equals experience, could #AI be trained in the world instead of the lab? Can AI “experience” the world outside the computer? If so, what might this mean for AI, and for us? In this article I discuss “experiential AI”: https://t.co/AutcQQC53p

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There is clear evidence that AI is taking human jobs: entry level, technical, creative, meaningless, possibly even management. In this article I explain how art might be an answer to automation. https://t.co/ZRq8gVTsiJ

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Surgery is about cutting and stitching, taking things out and putting things in. Philosopher and quantum physicist Karen Barad describes knowing as a kind of direct material engagement, a “cutting together-apart” where cuts can divide things into parts. https://t.co/AZ7gIaI7aa

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If you have used AR apps or face filters, did you read the terms and conditions, or just click “Accept” like everyone else does? The VGG-Face dataset, created by researchers at Oxford University, is freely available online. It was funded by a U.S. government intelligence agency.

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Next reading group Fri 28 Mar 1400-1500 GMT online we will discuss ‘artificial wisdom’ Details: https://t.co/vwNiph7tQr

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Behind the screen is a world of tactile tech that makes all this possible. And it holds hidden power relations that stretch from the Bay Area to Bangalore. Read our interview with in the newsletter, https://t.co/kexZrnl3ma

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Drones are killing hundreds of people every day, in Ukraine, Gaza and elsewhere. Some are operated with #VR headsets, some are fully automated. Think generated images and text are the killer app for #AI? Think again. Read my article for free:
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Are you time blind? Could technology help? Here’s one solution. Read it for free in my newsletter: https://t.co/AutcQQBxdR

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In this article, I discuss the work I’ve been doing on our project Nine Earths, working with artist collective @dfuse_av. I focus on my ethnographic work I, and how AI might play a role as a kind of ethnographer itself. https://t.co/AutcQQBxdR

#climatechange #ethnography #ai

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Read my interview with the more-than-human @aio0o0o0 on her/its beautiful, dangerous work and upcoming exhibition. Read for free at https://t.co/AZ7gIaI7aa. At this point it’s a 15-minute read every few weeks!

#ai #aiart #artist #artistsoninstagram #videogames

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Living a cat’s life sounds like a dream – until you actually try it. Read about alternative time-givers – from the mundane to the extreme – in my newsletter - free to read & subscribe at https://t.co/AutcQQBxdR

#time #temporality #wellbeing #mindfulness #chronobiology #research

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#cybernetics #AI You can read this and all the newsletter articles for free without subscribing. https://t.co/AZ7gIaI7aa

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From bugs to bacteria (and back) - read about the #bioart of Lorena Ostia, who has two exhibitions on at the moment in #nyc, showcasing both ends of her career.

Read our interview & subscribe for free: https://t.co/AZ7gIaI7aa

#fashion #sciart @ITP_NYU @genspacenyc @BioBAT_NYC

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Can things program people? Your phone yes, but what if everyday, nondigital objects had some kind of computational power? It turns out there’s a long history. Read about ‘object oriented programming’ in the real world in my newsletter: https://t.co/kexZrnl3ma

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@lokitsch Great timing @lokitsch - I just published this one myself: https://t.co/iTzV5CMYgA

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Digital artists: here's an open call from one of my former students: https://t.co/3U2VoiSUrE
#digitalart #Software

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#Robots without brains: They will change how you think about #AI.

Read my interview with roboticist Mark Tilden at https://t.co/AZ7gIaI7aa, subscribe for free if you want more.

#robot #robotics #biology #recycle #electronics @cerebral_valley

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I started a newsletter! It's about #AI, emerging technologies & emerging artists. Aiming for a 15-minute read, once a week - light on your inbox, heavy on content: depth and critical analysis, not marketing hype. Subscribe at https://t.co/AZ7gIaI7aa

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Here's an article I wrote for @FIBERFestival on #weather and #computing. https://t.co/IrDE3Ws8xv

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Help us advance our research into time and temporality by answering one simple question: What do use most frequent as your main clock?