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Ambient Co-Presence
I suppose it is better to say that the machine mediates the attention of others. But there is something about the nature of that mediation that transforms the experience of being the object of another’s attention to such a degree that it may be inadequate to speak merely of the attention of another. By comparison, if I discover that someone is usin... See more
L. M. Sacasas • The Uncanny Gaze of the Machine
tiny internets is a research inquiry attempting to answer the question:
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What does a more natural, soft, and quiet internet look like, one where the public spaces are actively shaped by us to not only use but live in?
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How do we facilitate serendipitous intimacy on the internet?... See more
How do we make people aware that they are co-inhabiting a space
Patricia Mou • [non-paywalled issue] The Rabbit Hole 🕳🐇 issue no.34
From this perspective, one striking feature of our techno-social milieu is that it has become increasingly difficult both to receive the attention of our fellow human beings and to refuse the attention of the machines. The exchange of one for the other is, in certain cases, especially disheartening, as, for example, when surveillance becomes, in Al... See more
L. M. Sacasas • The Uncanny Gaze of the Machine
Another way of putting it is like this: a sunset is sublime because a human cannot make one, its existence transcends human ability; meanwhile, a picture of a sunset is merely beautiful because it reflects, through human invention, a thing that no amount of human ingenuity can actually replicate in real life. What’s more, a sunset is sublime becaus... See more
“Cyberspace,” Goldhaber explains, “offers a much more effective means of continuing and completing attention transactions, as well as opening up more possibilities to almost everyone. Whoever you are, however you express yourself, you can now have a crack at the global audience.”