Our second natures
“Custom is second nature” said Saint Augustine. But towards what kind of “second nature” are we going with captology, the science of digital attention?
9 December 2017
Explorations...
Return to Babylon
A daring parallel brings us back to Babylonian times. Do our algorithms play a role comparable to the old clay tablets?
21 November 2017
Trevor Paglen along submarine cables
Invitation to follow the submarine cables with the artist Trevor Paglen and to explore the geography of the economic interests that they draw.
3 November 2017
About Artificial Consciousness
Can neurosciences and mathematics offer us a mechanizable vision of consciousness? In any case, researchers are actively seeking.
13 October 2017
Being Stuart Russell – The comeback of Moral Philosophy
As the horizon of “intelligent” machines is autonomy, the question of their “ethics” is raised. Let’s follow Stuart Russell, AI researcher, on this topic.
30 September 2017
Jacques Ellul and the Technological System
Following Mumford, relayed by Aldous Huxley, the philosopher Jacques Ellul developed a deep and always vivid thought about our technical world.
3 September 2017
Liu Hui overcomes a Monster
Liu Hui, 3rd century Chinese mathematician, overcame one of the first mathematical “monsters”: the irrational number.
19 August 2017
Dalio’s Machine
Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater investment fund, suggests a “radical” mechanization of management experience.
31 July 2017
“I” is a Number
We gladly provide our measurements to the “Big Calculator”, even if this narcissistic desire is accompanied by anxiety.
9 July 2017
Turing’s Body
The “body” of Alan Turing, precursor of computer science and artificial intelligence, has been “invited” in his research, even the most abstract
1 July 2017