Rethink design: A vocabulary for designing with AI | TU Delft OPEN Books
Rethink Design – A vocabulary for designing with AI addresses the question of how designers can engage with AI. The book presents 17 terms that were developed through inquiries into, and explorations of, designing and living with massively interconnected, potentially autonomous, and seemingly intelligent technologies. Unlike older technologies, these do not wait for human action but engage the world proactively, making decisions, communicating, and sharing data at speeds and scales that challenge comprehension. As such they destabilise and undermine boundaries, often with disregard to moral imperatives, and reconfigure not only the material world but also our relationships with it, with each other, and with ourselves. The terms are organised into 5 sections, each oriented by a key question: How will we craft inclusive human-algorithm relations?, How will we design AI systems that benefit people and the planet?, How will we create equitable socio-economic models in the digital society?, How will we enable public deliberation on data and algorithms?, and How will we prototype responsible data-driven design practices? Taken together the terms provide a sense-making instrument, a map for navigating flexibly a complex, emergent terrain. Reflecting and responding to the dynamism of the field, the book aims to be agile and accessible, offering not the final word but a brief, critical and creative introduction – a set of complementary vistas, entry points, and insights.
Anita Gohdes: Understanding the effect of narratives about GenAI
Published in Nature Human Behaviour, the Professor of International and Cyber Security with co-authors urge a closer examination of how the GenAI discourse shapes research and policies.
IVONA TAU on Instagram: "In a world where algorithms shape our feeds, this project examines the flattening of culture and the aesthetics that dominate social media. Trained on images specifically selected from my ‘For You’ section, the model mirrors a streamlined, curated visual ideal—a reflection of what the platform values most: appealing to the masses. But in the process, the art loses its uniqueness, its message blurred. This work questions how social media’s influence affects personal expression and art’s value in an age of algorithmic visibility. What even is art and artist in this skewed definition? Part of my bigger exploration around the algorithmic culture. #AIArt #DigitalCulture #AlgorithmicAesthetics”"
ivonatau on November 5, 2024: "In a world where algorithms shape our feeds, this project examines the flattening of culture and the aesthetics that dominate social media. Trained on images specifically selected from my ‘For You’ section, the model mirrors a streamlined, curated visual ideal—a reflection of what the platform values most: appealing to the masses. But in the process, the art loses its uniqueness, its message blurred. This work questions how social media’s influence affects personal expression and art’s value in an age of algorithmic visibility. What even is art and artist in this skewed definition? Part of my bigger exploration around the algorithmic culture. #AIArt #DigitalCulture #AlgorithmicAesthetics”".
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