One of the misconceptions about AI is that it reduces the need for expertise. The opposite is true.
LLMs operate in a vast space of linguistic possibility: every word you input shapes what comes next. Ask it to write about walking through a city and you’ll get a generic response. But ask it to explore urban wandering in the style of Walter... See more
French artist Mathieu Tremblin is known for a project called Tag Clouds, started in the early 2010s, where he intervenes directly on existing graffiti tags in public space.
Tremblin often uses neutral, default typefaces associated with digital interfaces. The city becomes filled with readable signatures that were... See more
Mel Brooks explains how Orson Welles tricked him into paying $25,000 for a $5,000 work for narrating 'History of the World Part 1' (1982):
"Orson Welles was supposed to do five days of work, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., everyday narrating scenes. I paid him for 5 days [$5000 a day]. He started to test his voice out about 10... See more