Tag: public sphere
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Things AI Cannot Replace: Creative Friction, Empathy Work, and Emotional Public Spheres
[Note: Roughly adapted from my Korean language article at slownews.kr. Intended to serve as a discussion starter for any ‘Media and Society’ type classes that aim to go deeper than hey-algorithms-are-bad.] In the current discourse around AI, two extremes stand out. One is excessive optimism, the belief that AI can replace anything. The other is…
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Short notes on the first 2024 US presidential debate
Memos I took on Bluesky during and shortly after the livecast debate, as organized by CNN. “So far, Trump speaks just like a modern AI. Straight bullshit crawled from questionable corners of the internet and simply circling back to a couple of keywords all the time, but with a super-confident delivery. Biden, on the other…
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AI Won’t Destroy the Public Sphere (…because we do.)
ChatGPT for language. Midjourney for pictures. Discussing matters of public interest and formulating opinions on them require a steady intake of facts and opinions that reflect social realities and values. Just like we need good ingredients to cook great food. However, with the rapid advancement of AI, those ingredients could be less reflective of actual…