Signifiers of visual enchantment illustrated by some AI-generated videos of Sigiriya in Sri Lanka, and the Faroes.More
Surprise videos
Update on synthetic video creation and the surprise element. Illustrated with scenes from a Buddhist cave in Sri Lanka.More
A place to meditate
Sri Lanka’s Buddha statues embody meditation, blending spirituality with public engagement and encouraging “distributed meditation” practices.More
A compendium of marvels
The author explores existential oddities while examining manuscripts in a Qatari museum, using AI insights.More
Voices without bodies 2
The post reflects on the evolving significance of voice in technology and cinema.More
The clone and I
Video cloning produces uncanny effects. I demonstrate with my own cloned voice and image.More
Thinking about walking
I linked my cloned avatar and voice to re-present this article from 2013 about walking.More
My first video clone
Synthetic video and voice experiment revisiting a post from November 2013 titled “Feeling free in flight” and continuing the theme of the cyborg.More
Experts versus algorithms
I reflect on the evolving perception of algorithms since my 2013 post. Initially seen positively, algorithms are now criticized for exacerbating biases on social media. Some argue that expertise involves more than performance metrics, highlighting the importance of context, accountability, and collective reasoning in decision-making, which algorithms cannot replicate. References Daniel Kahneman.More
The “intellectual cyborg”
The post discusses the cyborg concept, emphasizing our dependence on technology, while critiquing posthumanism and its implications.More