techQualia

Interdisciplinary research platform about artificial intelligence and society in the MENA. By Synapse Analytics

[Alternative Policy Solutions @aps_auc]

ثبت أن الطلب المتزايد على التقنيات الجديدة يؤدي إلى زيادة استهلاك الكهرباء، مع تحمل قطاع تكنولوجيا المعلومات والاتصالات (ICT) وحده مسئولية حوالي 2% من انبعاثات ثاني أكسيد الكربون العالمية
لقراءة المقال كاملًا: https://t.co/zbBZxpNO69

[Alternative Policy Solutions @aps_auc]

ويمكن للتقنيات أن تلعب إما دورًا مساعدًا أو معوقًا في هذا الصدد. فعلى الرغم مِن أن استخدام تقنيات إنترنت الأشياء كان مفيدًا في توقع العواقب واسعة النطاق للكوارث الطبيعية وبالتالي منعِها

[Alternative Policy Solutions @aps_auc]

تُعَدُّ التكنولوجيا والعدالة مجالان مترابطان بمواجهة #التغيرـالمناخي. وتهتم #العدالةـالمناخية، بشكل عام، بالحاجة المُلِّحَةِ للعمل المناخي مع مراعاة الظلم وعدم المساواة القائمة داخل المجتمعات وعَبْرَها

[techQualia @techqualia]

How can emerging technologies play a role in achieveing climate justice?

Read the techQualia team’s commentary on the importance of demystifying digital transformation, creating avenues for collective engagement in #climatechange, and more for @aps_auc

https://t.co/ar2Y6CNThB

[techQualia @techqualia]

“It would seem that instead of generative technology replacing labor altogether, it has indulged in a preexisting modality of labor abuse."

Read @omarabomosallam’s speculative review of Metropolis (1927), the latest in our Automation and Labor series. https://t.co/t4Guz77u7Q

[Synapse Analytics @SynapseEgypt]

We are excited to announce our support of the @TowardsFairWork project.

Read the full statement here: https://t.co/FgS6rDhDgF

[techQualia @techqualia]

The technologies we interact with on a daily basis are overwhelmingly designed for use in English rather than Arabic.

What impact does that have on the perception of Arabic among Egypt's Gen Z?

https://t.co/ZoRS0hSSeo

[techQualia @techqualia]

Karim Gorgi’s piece, Is Al-Generated Art Less Valuable than Human Art?, which looks into the value of Al art and related questions surrounding
the aesthetic qualities of art, significance of the cultural element, and agency of Al art-producing tools. https://t.co/Qaw4XePnrA

[techQualia @techqualia]

It’s been one full month since we hosted the techQualia Gallery - Egypt’s first exhibition dedicated entirely to AI-enabled artworks.

Read all about the artists, speakers and collaborators who made it happen here: https://t.co/bz33k47DSr

[techQualia @techqualia]

Exhibit A(I): Exploring and Experiencing Intersections of AI and Art by Alia Shaddad, which investigates the modern-day distinction between art and technology, and tracks instances where the two categories intersect in the Arab world https://t.co/IpQz0DcjbM +

[techQualia @techqualia]

@IbrahimSharraf Hi Ibrahim! Yes, no registration required today.

[techQualia @techqualia]

We can’t wait! Come see A Poet Never Born exhibited alongside a number of other AI-generated works by Cairo’s finest artists @ the techQualia Gallery.

RSVP now: https://t.co/2mfhXCmwLT

[Mahmoud Khattab @Mamoudinijad]

I love to share with you a peak into my recent work: A Poet Never Born. A story of love that transcended 600 years in Cairo, with my writings and generated AI works with a poem. It will be shown with @techqualia on December 15th

[techQualia @techqualia]

@olaRADWAN @Mamoudinijad Hi Ola, yes - the exhibition opened on the 15th and is closing tonight.

[Mahmoud Khattab @Mamoudinijad]

Wandering a palace looking for a spot to hang a poem on.

You can see my story A Poet Never Born on display in @techqualia’s AI x Art at Sultan Hussein Kamel Palace. Runs until tomorrow from 12 to 11 pm

[Bahira Amin | بهيرة @bahirairl]

if you’re in Cairo, highly recommend catching the last night of the @techqualia gallery — a brilliant meaningful exploration of AI and art — at the Sultan Hussein Kamel Palace in Heliopolis tonight.

[chupacabra @soromba2]

Intriguing! I’m attending this if I’m in Cairo.

[techQualia @techqualia]

Registration is now open for the upcoming techQualia Gallery!📣

In the spirit of accessibility, entrance is FREE, but RSVP-ing is mandatory due to capacity limitations.

Happening Dec 15-17 in Cairo. Visit our website (in bio) for details!

Register here: https://t.co/9kB80d7gHi

[techQualia @techqualia]

@jereidini is a visual artist, writer & curator. Their work explores the translation of information into physical form as a universal attribute of the mental & material world. Their practice is multidisciplinary utilizing text, 3D art, performance, audio, painting & woodworking.

[techQualia @techqualia]

HI! 🤖🎨

Meet the highly diverse taskforce responsible for ensuring nuanced and interdisciplinary explorations of art, technology and everything in between at our upcoming event: https://t.co/P3MUUXy49P

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[techQualia @techqualia]

@fghazalll is a writer & researcher based in Cairo. She has written about a wide range of topics, including feminism, technology, & social justice. When she’s off the clock as techQualia’s AI social scientist, she’s busy carefully curating Letterboxd lists and logging films.