the human premium
As Kristoffer Ørum, artist and self-proclaimed ‘misuser of technology,’ pointed out in a RADAR interview, as LLMs become “very good at drawing things that look like something,” humans have the opportunity to push in the opposite direction, reviving more absurdist and abstract forms of art — much like how the expressionists thrived after the advent... See more
Our Centaur Future - A RADAR Report
Our Centaur Future - A RADAR Report
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As Dr. Nichola Raihani, British psychologist and Professor of Evolution and Behavior at University College London puts it, “The history of life on earth is a history of teamwork, of collective action, and of cooperation.” While traditional discussions of how humanity became the dominant form of life on Earth have focused on competition, the truth... See more
Our Centaur Future - A RADAR Report
Non-human characters act as a vehicle for brands to share their values with people in a more friendly, less-authoritative and perhaps even more values-aligned way. Ironically, while these brand mascots are non-human, they actually anthropomorphise the brand and their values, making them feel more human, by not being human at all
MORNING • 020 — Uh Oh, Meet Ø
Just as factory owners of the 19th century dismissed the skills of their workers in favor of profit and productivity, so do the tech leaders of today dismiss human craft in favor of what they believe is “good enough” productivity. It’s telling that in the development of AI, tech companies often use the term “ median human ” to describe the... See more
Our Centaur Future - A RADAR Report
We are contradictory creatures, wondrously and terrifyingly so
New York Times • I Don’t Need to Be a ‘Good Person.’ Neither Do You.
something critical is missing from its voice: a certain sense of connection. At its core, writing is about creating intimacy between writer and reader. It’s a relational act, not a one-sided performance, and its power is in the exchange of ideas. It’s the closest we can get to inhabiting the mind of another human, the closest to escaping our own
... See moreLaura Hartenberger • What AI Teaches Us About Good Writing
Vernacular architecture also tends to be more human-scale as a direct result of how it was built. Such places are therefore often more suited to social integration and to community, to healthier and happier lifestyles, and all the other benefits of human-scale design.