Ben French

I like simple things, and I love making complicated things simple.

[Ben French @benfrenchdesign]

What do you think? Is there a problem with bots on social media sites like Twitter and Facebook, or is this issue being over-publicized as of late?

[Ben French @benfrenchdesign]

If you don't like #bots spreading #misinformation, it's time to show some support in standing up against it https://t.co/rjZv6CThps 🤖

[Ben French @benfrenchdesign]

Nearly 1 in 3 online users discussing #Alberta politics is likely a bot. That's... not good at all. Our assumptions and beliefs that the internet is a place for the exchange of information might be true, but the information might not be https://t.co/DrVSMx8ZkP

[Ben French @benfrenchdesign]

It might not happen soon, but I wouldn't dismiss a future where a majority of the stories we experience through media are the ones we make ourselves. #VR & #AR being examples of where this is already being experimented with.

[Ben French @benfrenchdesign]

We like to think that storytelling is unique to the human experience, but that just might change with the rise of #AI. Here's an example from the MIT @medialab, where an AI cocreated #stories @JessL https://t.co/lPYs241UVL

[Ben French @benfrenchdesign]

AI very well may be the dream tool of communicators, something that can help create #interactive stories for audiences, which generate the story as the audience makes decisions. Essentially, removing the need for an #author

[Hrvoje Grubisic @iHrvoje]

Visual identity for Type Community New Zealand
https://t.co/wrlIc3tAC3

[Dr Robert Bohan Artist @RobertBohan]

Artwork (2018) Ink & gouache paint on paper, 11.7 x 16.5”

[Ben French @benfrenchdesign]

Instead of searching for agreement on what label to use, maybe the best approach is simply to sit back, read, and relax

[Ben French @benfrenchdesign]

Have short stories blurred into poetry, or something entirely different? Does it matter what we call it? https://t.co/03mlwvNdcW @JessL #nmn #vss #poetry

[Ben French @benfrenchdesign]

I've really been drawn to #vss tweets lately, but I haven't been able to fully distinguish if these tweets are more #shortstory than #poetry. Perhaps, it's something entirely new?

[Ben French @benfrenchdesign]

Just a face right? Except it's actually an AI generated image of a face 😀. Refresh the page for a new face https://t.co/T33xdJGnGc #AI #coolsite

[Mik Scarlet @MikScarlet]

This thread so beautifully describes why #puppetgate & @allinarowplay is so troubling to the Autistic & wider Disabled communities. Such an insight into the daily lives of Autistic people I'm in tears, yet so angry that that a crappy play should bring so much extra hurt.

[Ben French @benfrenchdesign]

Infowars’ Alex Jones ordered to undergo sworn deposition in Sandy Hook case https://t.co/FBnbPefEVh

[Ben French @benfrenchdesign]

So what does this mean for the future of studying the internet? A public environment full of accessible discourse is far easier to study than a landscape of intentionally-isolated communities #digitalmedia #nmn

[Ben French @benfrenchdesign]

Are we becoming more open to a diverse internet of different cultures? Maybe not. Here's a presentation by Sarah Florini about a shift towards a more isolated, enclaved future for social media https://t.co/YB9xCzRQcp @sflorini #nmn #SocialMedia #BlackTwitter

[Ben French @benfrenchdesign]

It's not always harassment either, popular subreddits like /r/whitepeopletwitter and /r/blackpeopletwitter (or even /r/scottishpeopletwitter) highlight an appreciation of categorizing public discourse by cultural background #reddit #twitter