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Localhost is a series of monthly technical talks in NYC, open to the public, and given by members of the Recurse Center community. For every event, we set aside seats for people from outside the RC community.
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It’s not just cars — a study of over 7,000 objects in the UK’s Science Museum found that the colors of consumer goods have been steadily neutralized since 1800. Bright, saturated tones have been giving way to gray, beige, and taupe for centuries
Why Is the World Losing Color?
The School for Poetic Computation is an experimental school in New York City and online supporting interdisciplinary
study in art, code, hardware and critical theory. Applications have closed for our Summer 2025 online classes, but you can still sign up for our Weekend Intensives in July in-person in NYC. Click below to learn more.
study in art, code, hardware and critical theory. Applications have closed for our Summer 2025 online classes, but you can still sign up for our Weekend Intensives in July in-person in NYC. Click below to learn more.
School for Poetic Computation
But the bigger loss of human agency comes from the billions of people that use these apps. These deep learning AIs are designed to maximize the time we all spend on these apps. While you are reading this memo, you are probably jonesing to switch over to Instagram or TikTok. It turns out when an app company doesn't care about content and asks an AI... See more
Jonah Peretti • The Anti-SNARF Manifesto
When people make sweeping statements like “language models are bullshit machines” or “ChatGPT lies,” it usually tells me they’re not seriously engaged in any kind of AI/ML work or productive discourse in this space.
First, because saying a machine “lies” or “bullshits” implies motivated intent in a social context, which language models don’t have.... See more
First, because saying a machine “lies” or “bullshits” implies motivated intent in a social context, which language models don’t have.... See more