“At a time when man was still at the initial stages of his civilisation and his thought had not yet consciously come to serve objective truth, the resort to myth was the only way to supply an answer to the questions which exercised him…” [1] [1] Stavropoulou, M. (1997) Greek Mythology: Gods and heroes –… Continue reading A Prophet of Discourse: What would Hermes make of digital communication?
With the increasing improvement of various Large Language Models (LLMs), the most known software being ChatGPT, we are now witnessing a virtual assistant that can help write emails, draft business plans, and even offer life advice within its boundaries. The boundaries are what seem to be forgotten. It’s safe to say that with the growing… Continue reading AI Psychosis – The danger of artificial optimism
At the turn of the new millennium, the world held its breath in fear of the Y2K bug. Would a computer be able to differentiate the year 2000 from 1900? 25 years on, technology has become more advanced, smaller, and more innovative than ever seen before. The internet now fits in your pocket, you can… Continue reading Turning Back Time: Why Gen Z Are Returning to Analogue Tech
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly capable of replicating reality, the role of human creativity is being reevaluated. AI can already mimic human likenesses and replicate natural scenes with stunning precision and this precision will only grow greater. The question then arises: what is the point of replicating reality in art now that technology can do… Continue reading What can cubism teach us about creating in a world with AI?
Skyrocketing AI stock prices have been a point of great anxiety over the past few months. Allegations of a bubble extend even longer, and with Michael Burry’s latest short position, the market took a hit. Afterwards, a whole rabble of AI industry leaders have made their way onto the media to reassure the world there… Continue reading Rabble of AI Leaders Try To Calm Markets In New Interviews
Between the years of 1642 and 1651, the UK was in total turmoil as the Royalist and Parliamentarist forces competed to lead the way for the union’s future. One man, utterly disturbed by the skirmishes resulting in an uncertain future and a death toll of around 200.000, strived to find out how this outcome could… Continue reading HOBBES AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: THE META-LEVIATHAN
Do you ever find yourself scrolling endlessly through TikTok, or Instagram reels, and get swept up in the current of the media machine. You flick to the comments to contribute to the discourse and instead find your own thoughts staring right back at you – the same reaction, the same emojis and jokes. You may… Continue reading The Algorithm Ate My Taste: On Losing and Reclaiming Our Aesthetic Autonomy
Artificial intelligence is all the rage at the moment (plus there’s plenty of rage against it too). AI has blown up in popularity in the past couple of years thanks to large language models or LLMs like ChatGPT and Claude along with generative-AI tools such as Sora and Runway. Many naysayers assert AI is used… Continue reading Will AI Transform Human Thought?
“Artificial intelligence (AI) will be unleashed across the UK to deliver a decade of national renewal” , has announced the UK government. Data centres, the energy-hungry, water-guzzling facilities powering AI, have sprung up at an unprecedented pace across the country. The UK now ranks third globally for data centres, behind only the US and Germany.… Continue reading Britain’s Data Centre Frenzy amid the Climate Emergency
Recently, we have been hearing everything about AI: from its impact on the planet and the environment to the jobs it may or may not substitute one day. While designers and artists fight the impeccable designs of AI, another question arises: when someone needs human contact, will AI be able to respond? A close source… Continue reading If you needed someone to talk to, would you talk to AI?
