Richard Coyne
His dwelling pod was near the top of a skeletal tower with a roof crane. It would reposition pods higher up the tower as tenant’s means increased. When it functioned, you could wake to the groan of metal and hissing pneumatics as your pod was lowered to make way for someone to rise above you. More
“What is the subject?” I was getting closer to the problem. “Frustration.” There was a pause as he adjusted the tip of his quill. "You've just named it." “I’m allowed to name it in conversation. I’m not allowed to name it on the parchment.” More
AI cult movements demonstrate how readily contemporary accounts of AI and nature can assume a religious form. More
ChatGPT shows an unnerving familiarity with my particular interests and practices, presumably inferred over a large number of interactions. But I am not the only one. A friend showed me part of the transcript of his recent conversation with ChatGPT about his projects involving music software and digital image manipulation. The AI displayed similar levels… More
What not to do. Media inevitably influence the configuration, evolution, design and experience of cities. Here's what AI generated video reveals and conceals. More
Briefly reviews important theories about where emotions occur (from the brain to the world) and invites an AI to insert the implications of conversational AI, before settling on a view centred on language. More
Revisits the idea of the digital humanities, drawing on recent scholarship in the humanities highlighting how AI re-packages certain disciplinary orthodoxies. More
Feelings are in the body, but emotions are in language. How does this proposition impinge on the question of whether AIs have feelings? More
Labels like "age of AI" simplify complex issues, overshadowing individual experiences and who defines them. More
Explores rhythm vs. repetition in nature, music, and AI language models—complex yet fascinating interactions. More