This week we are leaning into multiple metaphors: AI as a mirror, UX design as a window or room, and life as information. Plus: read about Michael Levin's upcoming presentation at the Imagining Summit, Helen's Book of the Week, and our upcoming events.
It’s easy to fall prey to the design illusion that because LLMs look sleek, they must be well-designed. But aesthetics alone do not equal design. As Steve Jobs once said, “Design is not just what it looks and feels like. Design is how it works.”
It’s curious that these two papers, tackling such similar ideas, came out at the same time. Is this coincidence, or does it tell us something about where the study of life and intelligence is heading?
Intimacy with technology has been the territory of science fiction. What happens if we are able to live those stories ourselves?
An interview with University of British Columbia professor, Wendy Wong, about her book We, the Data: Human Rights in the Digital Age.
Apple isn’t being left behind in generative AI—it’s playing a different game. While every other tech company is spending billions on inference compute—Apple is being paid for it.
Higher ed grapples with AI: Student learning and job impact top concerns, but confidence and preparedness vary. Proactive dialogue on AI needed.
An interview with Chris Summerfield about his book Natural General Intelligence.
Artificiality Co-founders, Helen and Dave Edwards, gave a keynote presentation at Lane Community College on AI & Higher Education.
Artificiality Co-founders, Helen and Dave Edwards, gave a keynote presentation and workshop at Linn-Benton Community College on AI & Higher Education.
An interview with Michael Bungay Stanier about his book How to Work with (Almost Anyone).
An exploration of how we might conceptualize the design of AGI within the context of human left and right brains.
A conversation with Jonathan Coulton about generative AI, songwriting, and creativity.
Artificiality Co-founders, Helen and Dave Edwards, provided a presentation on AI & Higher Education for a gathering of senior executives from Oregon's higher education institutions.
The Artificiality Weekend Briefing: About AI, Not Written by AI
