Technology
Artificial Emotion
Ferran Esteve
As the physical and digital worlds converge, new types of emotional relationships are emerging between humans and machines.
Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Half Wanting, Half Fearing
Carlos A. Scolari
How will new AI-based tools change the way we think and perceive the world?
Technology
On (artificial) drawing
Ferran Esteve
How the work of John Berger relates to generative AI applications which allow images to be created with a simple verbal command.
Storytelling
Wolf, Wolf! Alarm Over Disinformation and The Liar’s Dividend
João França
A reflection on the consequences of losing our trust in everything we read and watch in the media.
Technology
Kyle Chayka: “The platform connects us but also homogenizes our tastes”
Àlex Hinojo
We talk to the journalist about minimalism and how this trend affects us when it comes to relating to the world that surrounds us.
Technology
Confusing The Machine: Art, Masks and Facial Recognition
Ferran Esteve
Masks have been used by artists and activists as a tool for offering resistance against facial recognition systems.
Commons
Technology
Rethinking AI: Distributed Cognition and Expanded Corporeality
Toni Navarro | Alejandra López Gabrielidis
A defence of AI as a commons and of the need to collectively intervene in its development.
Commons
Cognitive Short-Sightedness, Biases and Survival
Liliana Arroyo
Our decisions are modulated by cognitive biases that affect our perception, decision-making and memory.
Technology
Can Algorithms Be Fairer Than People?
Karma Peiró | Ricardo Baeza-Yates
What degree of trust should we place in machines and how much consideration should we give to professional expertise?
Technology
The update that never ends
Ivan Pintor Iranzo
We take a look at TikTok, an infinite scroll platform where consumption and production are the same thing.
Technology
Remember the Human
Albert Lloreta
Reddit, the interface between digital niches and the mainstream, is one of the battle grounds for debates on freedom of expression and toxicity in the era of the great algorithm.
Technology
Can AI create a more just world?
Karma Peiró | Ricardo Baeza-Yates
If we know that algorithms may have biases that can harm individuals or groups, why do we let them make decisions?