Imran Ali

{Cofounder: @carbonimagineer + @LSx + @impacthubBD; Fellow of @theRSAorg; Writing, curating & scouting emerging tech; INTP} …formerly “@imran” before a SIMjack!

[Tim Cook @tim_cook]

We are deeply saddened by the loss of David Hockney, a visionary and friend to Apple. David showed that creativity has no limits, turning iPad into a canvas for some of the most vibrant art of our time. His legacy will inspire us all to see the world a little more beautifully.

[Imran Ali @_imranx]

"AI is most generative when treated not as a system for producing answers, but as a condition for inquiry." https://t.co/q1fE7qOgim

[Imran Ali @_imranx]

“…a 360° virtual reality film that invites viewers into an immersive exploration of South Asian culture, identity, and belonging.” https://t.co/IeTHrnzhp4

[Imran Ali @_imranx]

“Cyborg botany inverts that logic, shifting the focus from efficiency to responsiveness, care, and coexistence.” https://t.co/3jveQNHwDl

[Rasheed Abueideh- Crowdfunding Dreams on a Pillow @RasheedAbueideh]

After years away from game dev, I couldn’t stay silent about my people’s dehumanization. I made Dreams on a Pillow 🍉a game inspired by a famous Palestinian folktale about the 1948 Nakba.

I’m crowdfunding it now, please back & share!
🔗 https://t.co/Ax4WGi4wEG

[Imran Ali @_imranx]

"And when disinformation and propaganda are everywhere, it feels all the more important to remind myself what fiction can be: a sandbox to apply my critical thinking…" https://t.co/KtGXubzFrg

[Imran Ali @_imranx]

“The more you delve into the intricacies of the biological brain, the more you realize how rich and dynamic it is, compared to the dead sand of silicon.” https://t.co/D6F0mhZi63

[Imran Ali @_imranx]

"The desktop computer had beckoned, yes, a glowing window into other worlds. But the phone was different. It buzzed against our thighs. It insisted." https://t.co/t9RZfn9L48

[Imran Ali @_imranx]

"What if all carbon emissions could just be funneled into this other, seemingly empty dimension? What if all our waste—imagine every single plastic bottle—could just be scooped up and dumped into this other place…" https://t.co/DLUVkAMBBB

[Imran Ali @_imranx]

"The rhythm of fasting from dawn to dusk, in prayer and charity, has endured through wars that redrew borders, pandemics that claimed millions of lives and waves of technological change that reshaped daily lives." https://t.co/fm1Z8mRdqR

[Imran Ali @_imranx]

"…where clean electrons compete with dirty joules." https://t.co/t0tYwjQ5kd

[Imran Ali @_imranx]

"Not everything is a task. Not every friction should be considered negative. Not everything needs to be done more quickly, more efficiently or more precisely…not everything is compressive, some things are donative." https://t.co/N6KKnLwRWZ

[Imran Ali @_imranx]

“With its sunny optimism and tendency to praise, ChatGPT is a Californian, one who has never suffered nor been held accountable for the consequences of its innovations.” https://t.co/Hlk66HPcDt

[Imran Ali @_imranx]

"…when the internet gets shut down by those in power for such a long time, there are usually rivers of blood already flowing through the streets." https://t.co/I3LLP0rIin

[Imran Ali @_imranx]

“…machine intelligence detected patterns, planetary intelligence provided signals, human intelligence held wisdom.” https://t.co/OUYOJWbkOb

[Imran Ali @_imranx]

"…a vision for proving personhood in the age of AI. Quartz is a ring-based ledger that pairs modern cryptography with the oldest technologies of trust humans have: meeting in person." https://t.co/3CvpsheVDx

[Imran Ali @_imranx]

"…they also create “an artificial reality,” where the dead are “alive and dead at the same time in your mind,” The long-term effects are unclear. “Technology should be a partner, not a substitute for human connection and emotional reckoning,” https://t.co/IH9IK3iU9m

[Imran Ali @_imranx]

"…fall back in love with the future: rebuilding collective narratives of progress; creating cultural spaces that reward experimentation over nostalgia; and restoring intergenerational responsibility for imagining what comes next." https://t.co/TRXKJUEARi

[Imran Ali @_imranx]

"Ideology fuels venture capital → capital captures the state → the state feeds the same private systems that built it. A new model of power — privatized sovereignty." https://t.co/oevHZVulRQ

[Imran Ali @_imranx]

"What would our economy look like if “wealth” meant the continuity of flows rather than the liquidation of stocks? Sunlight, rain, soil fertility, functioning ecosystems – not just this quarter’s output." https://t.co/V0R2IxKK97