Sewon Chung

Head of Digital, Curatorial @mplusmuseum / Formerly @Exploratorium @SamsungNEXT @ImpactHub @Brafton @Columbia

[Anthropic @AnthropicAI]

New Anthropic research: Natural Language Autoencoders.

Models like Claude talk in words but think in numbers. The numbers—called activations—encode Claude’s thoughts, but not in a language we can read.

Here, we train Claude to translate its activations into human-readable text.

[Claude @claudeai]

Introducing Cowork: Claude Code for the rest of your work.

Cowork lets you complete non-technical tasks much like how developers use Claude Code.

[Maria Popova @themarginalian]

A #birddivination I needed to revisit today, perhaps you do too. Part of the deck of 100 at https://t.co/xpo04XE701 and a solo print at https://t.co/sjEWtMQR2t

[MIT Media Lab @medialab]

Petr Slovak, Reader (Associate Professor) in Human-Computer Interaction at @KingsCollegeLon, recently joined us for the seminar series hosted by @AHA_MediaLab! Watch the archived video: https://t.co/QyYYDh8f2l

[Notion @NotionHQ]

New in Notion AI’s toolbelt: @OpenAI's GPT-5

It’s fast, thorough, and handles complex work 15% better than other models we’ve tested. A great choice for tasks with multiple moving parts.

Gradual rollout starting today.

[MIT Media Lab @medialab]

Led by Prof. @pliang279, the Multisensory Intelligence group is working to develop AI tools that can perceive scents. SmellNet, the first large-scale dataset of real-world smells, is a foundational step toward bringing olfactory perception into AI. https://t.co/KWcBjEWv8T

[Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. @hubermanlab]

What most everyone will remember from @Kipyegon_Faith sub 4min mile attempt are her responses afterwards:
“I feel good that I tried… it’s only a matter of time… I will still go for it.” It’s an awesome thing to invite the whole world in to watch your positive strivings.

[ScriptedFantasy @scrptdfntsy]

Today I'm launching the waitlist for Klaus. He is an exhibition chatbot that cuts through the noise to help you find the shows that truly matter to u. U'll never have to through 100s of exhibition listings again, just ask Klaus what shows relate to [insert your topic here].

[Google Workspace @GoogleWorkspace]

Live speech translation in Google Meet is here. Speak naturally—your words are translated in near real time while preserving your tone, voice, and expression. Available in English and Spanish, with more languages coming soon. → https://t.co/c3Do5qhPNu

#GoogleIO

[Alvaro Cintas @dr_cintas]

What a crazy week in AI 🤯

- Grok’s AI Vision
- Genspark AI Slides
- Perplexity Assistant
- OpenAI gpt-image-1
- Tavus SoTA lipsync model
- Dia SoTA speech AI model
- Dreamina AI's Top AI Image
- ChatGPT Deep Research Mini

Here's EVERYTHING you need to know:

[sougwen 愫君 @sougwen]

Omw to Hong Kong for @artbasel

Heading back to Hong Kong next week — who’s around?

Event info below.

See you there 🩵

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🔹 On AI, Art and Technology at Art Basel Hong Kong

“ As digital and physical realms merge, how can art move beyond technology to foster deeper human connections? Sougwen Chung, Hannes Koch and Florian Ortkrass of Random International, and Lu Yang come together in the panel ‘Beyond AI, Art, and Technology: Creating Human Connection’ moderated by @collectingmaps Sewon Chung Barrera of @mplusmuseum museum M+ and organised as part of The Swire Properties Dialogue Series @swireproperties_arts . The panelists will explore the intersections of art, AI, robotics, systems, and immersive experiences.”

📆 Friday, March 28, 2025
🕒 3:30pm - 4:30pm
📍 Venue: Swire Properties VIP Lounge, Level 1, Art Basel, HKCEC

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🔹 SPACES II: Capturing the Ephemera with PhillipsX

“In collaboration with PhillipsX, the second edition of the SPACES exhibition, SPACES II: Capturing the Ephemera, is coming to Hong Kong between March 27 and April 15, 2025. The exhibition brings together seven pioneering artists, namely, Refik Anadol, Random International, Tyler Hobbs, Addie Wagenknecht, Maja Petrić, Gina Choy, and Sougwen Chung — who, in their own ways, examine how technology can capture, reinterpret, and reimagine ephemeral moments.

In the context of this exhibition, Sougwen Chung will present a new set of digital works titled Fourth Phase of Water from the BODY MACHINE (MERIDIANS) – Glacier Biome series, exploring spatial movements, speculative machines, and planetary biomes.

📍 On view at Phillips’ Asia headquarters: G/F, WKCDA Tower, West Kowloon Cultural District, No. 8 Austin Road West, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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📆 27-30 March, daily 11:00-19:00
📆 31 March-15 April, daily 10:00-18:00 (Closed on 4 April)

[Charles Etoroma @chvrlesjr]

Never underestimate the power of copy

The copywriter behind Slack’s update jargon deserves a monumental raise

[Valerie Hopkins @VALERIEinNYT]

For today's episode of The Daily, I spoke to @stavernise about how and why Russia's simmering war with Ukraine escalated over the past week, culminating in Vladimir Putin's menacing announcement that he would recognize the independence of two breakaway enclaves, and send troops.

[artforum @Artforum]

“The criticism we were encouraged to write as students, the kind that won affirmation and approval, sounded dead,” the renowned feminist once reflected. “I write to live.” https://t.co/FAMGxreeJy

[Museum Learning Hub @MuseLearningHub]

Next week on the @MuseLearningHub we have a workshop double-feature! On Tuesday, we’ll cover social media management tools; and on Thursday, we’ll discuss how to ideate, create, and launch impactful social media campaigns! @collectingmaps

Join us here! https://t.co/8pRLGNv806

[Sewon Chung @collectingmaps]

@byalicelee It's definitely reopening in the Bay! People are moving at different paces, and I think I may be on a more cautious side - seeing friends but not indoor dining in the public yet.

I saw this note from an expert that makes me feel a little more comfortable: https://t.co/IItPVCDKNb

[Bob Wachter @Bob_Wachter]

In case anyone cares, I've started eating indoors in SF restaurants. It wasn't any one thing; the risk just fell below my personal threshold: 2/3rds of SF adults fully vaxxed; avg 16 new cases/d in SF, asymptomatic test + @UCSF now 0.16% (ie, 1/600). Plus too cold to eat outside.

[Sewon Chung @collectingmaps]

We're reopening!

[Exploratorium @exploratorium]

We’re back! The Exploratorium reopens to all visitors on July 1, with special members-only previews June 24–27. We’ve missed you, and we’re so excited to safely welcome you through our doors again. Reserve your timed tickets today: https://t.co/OYdpcQk6JL.

[Sewon Chung @collectingmaps]

@stefanieeesays I feel you...my coworker recommended dance fitness and it was pretty fun/silly: https://t.co/2pirmPN22M

[Sewon Chung @collectingmaps]

Sharing because we all can use more laughter and a reminder that we're all humans (or...cats) doing our best to navigate living and working through a pandemic. Also: 👀

[Sewon Chung @collectingmaps]

@diamondcanopy That’s so cool! 🤯