Personal website and blog of Paul Bricman
Prizes and awards are not for those who have won them, as they could have simply been structured as private gifts to fulfill that purpose. Their intended recipient is rather the audience, nudged to look up to the deed that is being celebrated through ceremony. The ritual’s purpose appears closer to that of impressing upon viewers the worth of a certain practice, and in doing this, shaping culture.
The difference between two experiences can be as stark as the difference between the visuals found in a supermarket magazine and those found in the Sistine Chapel.
“If AI companies take all our jobs, no one will be able to afford anything, and so no company will survive.” That line packs an unfortunate amount of cope.
“Design for Excellence” is a family of methodologies for achieving various goals when designing a product.
When someone frames technology as apolitical, remember the saying of how the devil’s finest trick was convincing the world he does not exist.