Artificial Culture
The influence of AI now goes far beyond daily transactions and into the construction of our daily lives and decisions. It is impacting culture. What could this mean for the species’ future?
Tag: GPT-3
A digital multiverse
The metaverse is increasingly becoming a frontier for tech companies to deploy the narrative that suits them. Even as AR and VR tease out the various possibilities, what could it all lead to?
Default in our stars
Choosing “Shuffle Play” on Netflix and outsourcing an entertainment decision to an algorithm may not seem like a big deal, but I think there are second-order consequences that affect the self, society, and species – hugely driven by surveillance capitalism.
In Code we Trust
TikTok’s tremendous success across culturally diverse markets is a proof of concept that “a machine learning algorithm…can pierce the veil of cultural ignorance”. What does this mean for culture?