Synthetic Future(s)

Synthetic Future(s) is a multimedia arts project imagining the future philosophical & ethical implications of new technologies
#philosophy #bioethics #art #tech

[Synthetic Future(s) @SynFutures]

The Isolated Society...
#syncube #syntunes

[Paul Holdengraber @holdengraber]

"The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm."
~ Aldous Huxley
Died on this day, in 1963

[John Tasioulas @JTasioulas]

This episode encapsulates a clash of philosophical cultures. Also entirely characteristic that it was a junior researcher at Oxford who had the gumption to point out the contradiction. What matters is the quality of the point being made, not the status of the person making it.

[Synthetic Future(s) @SynFutures]

An AI named Cicero can beat humans in Diplomacy, a complex alliance-building game. Here’s why that’s a big deal

#philosophy #tech #AI

https://t.co/fokZS7LLuB

[Synthetic Future(s) @SynFutures]

AI technology and the justice system: Lords committee report

#philosophy #tech #AI

https://t.co/GfN851odC1

[Synthetic Future(s) @SynFutures]

AI will shift power towards the autocrats

Democracy thrives on spreading wealth and ideas, two key qualities threatened by technology

#philosophy #tech #AI

https://t.co/LQi1ICOXvm

[Synthetic Future(s) @SynFutures]

The case for American Psycho:
why this controversial book (sold here in shrink wrap) still matters

https://t.co/suABsfBT6o

[John Tasioulas @JTasioulas]

“The philosopher is not a citizen of any community of ideas, that is what makes him a philosopher.”

Ludwig Wittgenstein

[Synthetic Future(s) @SynFutures]

#AI Killed the Hollywood Star?

Artificial intelligence means anyone can cast Hollywood stars in their own films

Free AI software is primed to strip away the control of studios and actors who appears in films

#philosophy #tech #deepfake

https://t.co/oimFNpUcfj

[Synthetic Future(s) @SynFutures]

AI Ethics And AI Law Fretting Over Worker Burnout In The Ardent Pursuit Of Responsible AI

#philosophy #tech #AI

https://t.co/oFt5HiFGh2

[Synthetic Future(s) @SynFutures]

“Too easy”—Midjourney tests dramatic new version of its AI image generator

Version 4 offers greater detail and better compositions from simple prompts.

#philosophy #tech #AI #art

https://t.co/2cYq4AkkBo

[Synthetic Future(s) @SynFutures]

“A beautifully fastidious writer, utterly original,” said the hard-to-please James Wood. “Vonnegut looked the world straight in the eye and never flinched,” wrote J.G. Ballard, who should know. 

https://t.co/sHIwA4EpL3

[Synthetic Future(s) @SynFutures]

Herzog and Žižek become uncanny #AI bots trapped in endless conversation

New site provides all the finest points of nonsense philosophy, verbalized forever

#philosophy #tech #deepfake

https://t.co/L9LZksbsb3

[Synthetic Future(s) @SynFutures]

Machine-learning systems are problematic. That’s why tech bosses call them ‘AI’

Pretending that opaque, error-prone ML is part of the grand, romantic quest to find artificial intelligence is an attempt to distract us from the truth

#philosophy #tech #AI
https://t.co/Gm1geJOUr2

[Synthetic Future(s) @SynFutures]

Haruki Murakami: ‘Ego is a burden’

For decades the Norwegian Wood novelist rejected fame. In a rare interview he reveals why he has quit the quiet life and answers accusations of misogyny in his writing

https://t.co/pAiMrTo6yH

[Synthetic Future(s) @SynFutures]

For an aspiring writer, writing “something that simple” may not be so simple. It’s easy enough to think and talk about ridding your mind of unnecessary things, but actually doing it is hard.

https://t.co/1JDmY86uzK

[Synthetic Future(s) @SynFutures]

A deepfake video of Joe Biden singing the children’s song Baby Shark isn’t funny – it is deeply worrying

#philosophy #tech #deepfake

https://t.co/trRH3IeZ1t

[Synthetic Future(s) @SynFutures]

Could AI help you to write your next paper?

Large language models can draft abstracts or suggest research directions, but these artificial-intelligence tools are a work in progress.

#philosophy #tech #AI

https://t.co/peQbiGA5eT

[Synthetic Future(s) @SynFutures]

Biotech begins human trials with drug discovered using #AI

Verge says ALS therapy is one of the first to be developed by a tech-enabled platform

#bioethics #tech

https://t.co/fdmMu6nCLJ

[Synthetic Future(s) @SynFutures]

Biotechnology is creating ethical worries—and we’ve been here before

A new book explores 3 capabilities that are here now, whether we're ready or not

#bioethics #tech #genetics

https://t.co/NlUTL8U4TR

[Synthetic Future(s) @SynFutures]

The Philosophy of Modern Song
Bob Dylan tackles pop, polygamy and PC culture with wicked wit

The Nobel Prize-winning songwriter ducks and dives through these brilliant, surprising essays on 66 of his favourite songs

https://t.co/MWtTtp9GIL