I’m an artist and I use technology as an artistic medium to explore how it is
artistic medium to explore how it is
artistic medium to explore how it is that we think about now in the future I
that we think about now in the future I
that we think about now in the future I believe the arts practice and technology
believe the arts practice and technology
believe the arts practice and technology are a powerful combination because they
are a powerful combination because they
are a powerful combination because they can help us to explore critical issues
can help us to explore critical issues
can help us to explore critical issues like artificial intelligence global
like artificial intelligence global
like artificial intelligence global warming and genetic surveillance today I
warming and genetic surveillance today I
warming and genetic surveillance today I want to share with you some of my
want to share with you some of my
want to share with you some of my projects and I want to share some of the
projects and I want to share some of the
projects and I want to share some of the projects of a community that’s been
projects of a community that’s been
projects of a community that’s been emerging in New York of artists and
emerging in New York of artists and
emerging in New York of artists and technologists who are dealing with these
technologists who are dealing with these
technologists who are dealing with these types of issues to get started I’m gonna
types of issues to get started I’m gonna
types of issues to get started I’m gonna tell you about my art practice and to do
tell you about my art practice and to do
tell you about my art practice and to do that I’m gonna tell you about my health
that I’m gonna tell you about my health
that I’m gonna tell you about my health in 2014 I was diagnosed with type 1
in 2014 I was diagnosed with type 1
in 2014 I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and that means that I had to
diabetes and that means that I had to
diabetes and that means that I had to start thinking very carefully about my
start thinking very carefully about my
start thinking very carefully about my blood glucose levels and injecting
blood glucose levels and injecting
blood glucose levels and injecting insulin very frequently I started
insulin very frequently I started
insulin very frequently I started wearing a body sensor which broadcast my
wearing a body sensor which broadcast my
wearing a body sensor which broadcast my blood glucose values over a radio signal
blood glucose values over a radio signal
blood glucose values over a radio signal to my phone and I stitched this together
to my phone and I stitched this together
to my phone and I stitched this together with some open-source tools called X
with some open-source tools called X
with some open-source tools called X trip and night scout and I was able to
trip and night scout and I was able to
trip and night scout and I was able to get a real-time body feed to this art
get a real-time body feed to this art
get a real-time body feed to this art installation which is a visualization
installation which is a visualization
installation which is a visualization which represents what those numbers mean
which represents what those numbers mean
which represents what those numbers mean to me numbers like 91 represent a good
to me numbers like 91 represent a good
to me numbers like 91 represent a good and a healthy state very low values like
and a healthy state very low values like
and a healthy state very low values like 53 are potentially dangerous and in this
53 are potentially dangerous and in this
53 are potentially dangerous and in this situation I can feel heartbeat sweating
situation I can feel heartbeat sweating
situation I can feel heartbeat sweating shaking and so on higher numbers cause a
shaking and so on higher numbers cause a
shaking and so on higher numbers cause a constriction in the flow of the
constriction in the flow of the
constriction in the flow of the animation now higher values don’t cause
animation now higher values don’t cause
animation now higher values don’t cause me any immediate symptoms but lots of
me any immediate symptoms but lots of
me any immediate symptoms but lots of high numbers over time will accrue and
high numbers over time will accrue and
high numbers over time will accrue and they cause a variety of body-wide
they cause a variety of body-wide
they cause a variety of body-wide complications
complications
complications including heart attack stroke blindness
including heart attack stroke blindness
including heart attack stroke blindness amputation the list is long and the list
amputation the list is long and the list
amputation the list is long and the list is very gruesome so the effects on me is
is very gruesome so the effects on me is
is very gruesome so the effects on me is psychological I spend a lot of energy
psychological I spend a lot of energy
psychological I spend a lot of energy and time trying to keep the numbers in a
and time trying to keep the numbers in a
and time trying to keep the numbers in a healthy range I know that with this very
healthy range I know that with this very
healthy range I know that with this very personal condition that I live with I
personal condition that I live with I
personal condition that I live with I have to acknowledge it in order to deal
have to acknowledge it in order to deal
have to acknowledge it in order to deal with it in order to survive
with it in order to survive
with it in order to survive but then I realized all of us
but then I realized all of us
but then I realized all of us collectively have a very similar
collectively have a very similar
collectively have a very similar condition and it’s just as bad it’s just
condition and it’s just as bad it’s just
condition and it’s just as bad it’s just as urgent and it’s just as
as urgent and it’s just as
as urgent and it’s just as life-threatening and that’s climate
life-threatening and that’s climate
life-threatening and that’s climate change
I created this installation to help us
I created this installation to help us think about our global reaction to
think about our global reaction to
think about our global reaction to climate change and to compare it to our
climate change and to compare it to our
climate change and to compare it to our personal reactions when we’re diagnosed
personal reactions when we’re diagnosed
personal reactions when we’re diagnosed with chronic illnesses ourselves there’s
with chronic illnesses ourselves there’s
with chronic illnesses ourselves there’s something about how big and how
something about how big and how
something about how big and how all-encompassing climate change is where
all-encompassing climate change is where
all-encompassing climate change is where we say yes it’s urgent
we say yes it’s urgent
we say yes it’s urgent yes it’s existential but then we allow
yes it’s existential but then we allow
yes it’s existential but then we allow it to slip down in our priority list I
it to slip down in our priority list I
it to slip down in our priority list I and people with diabetes we respond
and people with diabetes we respond
and people with diabetes we respond differently we want to learn about it we
differently we want to learn about it we
differently we want to learn about it we want to act on it and we want to put it
want to act on it and we want to put it
want to act on it and we want to put it very high on the list the American
very high on the list the American
very high on the list the American Diabetes Association publishes this
Diabetes Association publishes this
Diabetes Association publishes this graphic on their website and it’s
graphic on their website and it’s
graphic on their website and it’s designed to help newly diagnosed people
designed to help newly diagnosed people
designed to help newly diagnosed people think about their options going forward
think about their options going forward
think about their options going forward it charts the path of two fictional
it charts the path of two fictional
it charts the path of two fictional characters Anna and Mary throughout
characters Anna and Mary throughout
characters Anna and Mary throughout their lives and the colored dots
their lives and the colored dots
their lives and the colored dots represent the sense of fear and of shock
represent the sense of fear and of shock
represent the sense of fear and of shock and of anger and of stress whereas the
and of anger and of stress whereas the
and of anger and of stress whereas the white dots represent a sense of control
white dots represent a sense of control
white dots represent a sense of control you can see how these things change over
you can see how these things change over
you can see how these things change over time for the two characters the key
time for the two characters the key
time for the two characters the key insight is if like Mary you acknowledge
insight is if like Mary you acknowledge
insight is if like Mary you acknowledge the condition early if you front-load
the condition early if you front-load
the condition early if you front-load your engagement with the treatment
your engagement with the treatment
your engagement with the treatment before the major symptoms start to show
before the major symptoms start to show
before the major symptoms start to show then there’s good news you can live a
then there’s good news you can live a
then there’s good news you can live a long and a healthy life it’s actually a
long and a healthy life it’s actually a
long and a healthy life it’s actually a highly positive message because it shows
highly positive message because it shows
highly positive message because it shows that you can take looming existential
that you can take looming existential
that you can take looming existential threats that are actually very scary and
threats that are actually very scary and
threats that are actually very scary and you can take control of them and you can
you can take control of them and you can
you can take control of them and you can turn them into dust I want you to
turn them into dust I want you to
turn them into dust I want you to imagine for a moment that you have been
imagine for a moment that you have been
imagine for a moment that you have been diagnosed with diabetes and you’ve been
diagnosed with diabetes and you’ve been
diagnosed with diabetes and you’ve been handed this child how long would you
handed this child how long would you
handed this child how long would you wait to start treatment one year two
wait to start treatment one year two
wait to start treatment one year two years would you begin immediately how
years would you begin immediately how
years would you begin immediately how many hours of your day would you spend
many hours of your day would you spend
many hours of your day would you spend on managing the condition how much money
on managing the condition how much money
on managing the condition how much money would you spend where would it sit on
would you spend where would it sit on
would you spend where would it sit on your priority list so here’s the thing
your priority list so here’s the thing
your priority list so here’s the thing if you take global climate change that
if you take global climate change that
if you take global climate change that situation overlays exactly onto this
situation overlays exactly onto this
situation overlays exactly onto this chart and we as a species are already
chart and we as a species are already
chart and we as a species are already halfway down on Anna’s trajectory there
halfway down on Anna’s trajectory there
halfway down on Anna’s trajectory there is still time we could make a positive
is still time we could make a positive
is still time we could make a positive leap over to Mary’s trajectory but we
leap over to Mary’s trajectory but we
leap over to Mary’s trajectory but we need a big push from all of us to make
need a big push from all of us to make
need a big push from all of us to make something like that happen and we would
something like that happen and we would
something like that happen and we would need it very very quickly so you can see
need it very very quickly so you can see
need it very very quickly so you can see what I’m doing here is I’m using
what I’m doing here is I’m using
what I’m doing here is I’m using and technology to explore what the
and technology to explore what the
and technology to explore what the future holds and to look at how we think
future holds and to look at how we think
future holds and to look at how we think about the future I first moved to New
about the future I first moved to New
about the future I first moved to New York in 2012 and one of the first works
York in 2012 and one of the first works
York in 2012 and one of the first works I made was an audio-visual installation
I made was an audio-visual installation
I made was an audio-visual installation called long
so in this work I’m using projection to
so in this work I’m using projection to look at our perception of nature and in
look at our perception of nature and in
look at our perception of nature and in this case of rocks and I’m asking can we
this case of rocks and I’m asking can we
this case of rocks and I’m asking can we modify our fundamental conceptions of
modify our fundamental conceptions of
modify our fundamental conceptions of these objects that we would normally
these objects that we would normally
these objects that we would normally consider to be lifeless and bring a
consider to be lifeless and bring a
consider to be lifeless and bring a sense of agency and movement this clip
sense of agency and movement this clip
sense of agency and movement this clip of the process behind that shows that
of the process behind that shows that
of the process behind that shows that I’m drawing light directly onto the
I’m drawing light directly onto the
I’m drawing light directly onto the rocks and for me this is an early
rocks and for me this is an early
rocks and for me this is an early example of me using art and technology
example of me using art and technology
example of me using art and technology to think about our perceptions of the
to think about our perceptions of the
to think about our perceptions of the world in this next project I’m exploring
world in this next project I’m exploring
world in this next project I’m exploring depth video and this is an incredible
depth video and this is an incredible
depth video and this is an incredible technology because you can shoot scenes
technology because you can shoot scenes
technology because you can shoot scenes from one position and then you can re
from one position and then you can re
from one position and then you can re render the scene from any other position
render the scene from any other position
render the scene from any other position including from behind a wall this was
including from behind a wall this was
including from behind a wall this was shot in the winding tunnels of the
shot in the winding tunnels of the
shot in the winding tunnels of the London Underground and here we can see
London Underground and here we can see
London Underground and here we can see that I’m using art and technology to
that I’m using art and technology to
that I’m using art and technology to explore how we conceive of the built
explore how we conceive of the built
explore how we conceive of the built urban environment of mass cities and to
urban environment of mass cities and to
urban environment of mass cities and to think about this paradox of how being
think about this paradox of how being
think about this paradox of how being surrounded by millions of people can
surrounded by millions of people can
surrounded by millions of people can actually still be very isolating it was
actually still be very isolating it was
actually still be very isolating it was while I was working on that project that
while I was working on that project that
while I was working on that project that I met the artist and curator Ellen
I met the artist and curator Ellen
I met the artist and curator Ellen Perlman and she was studying the same
Perlman and she was studying the same
Perlman and she was studying the same depth technology and we started running
depth technology and we started running
depth technology and we started running these workshops and events together to
these workshops and events together to
these workshops and events together to support the community that built around
support the community that built around
support the community that built around it Ellen then came and helped us out to
it Ellen then came and helped us out to
it Ellen then came and helped us out to build a vibrant community around the
build a vibrant community around the
build a vibrant community around the hardware Hat Club which is a weekly
hardware Hat Club which is a weekly
hardware Hat Club which is a weekly meter run out of the New York office of
meter run out of the New York office of
meter run out of the New York office of a global technology consultancy called
a global technology consultancy called
a global technology consultancy called thought works the lab provides community
thought works the lab provides community
thought works the lab provides community access to hardware including Virtual
access to hardware including Virtual
access to hardware including Virtual Reality body sensors electronics
Reality body sensors electronics
Reality body sensors electronics equipment and so on and this is become a
equipment and so on and this is become a
equipment and so on and this is become a hub in New York for creative
hub in New York for creative
hub in New York for creative collaboration following on from that we
collaboration following on from that we
collaboration following on from that we founded our to hack and this was Ellen’s
founded our to hack and this was Ellen’s
founded our to hack and this was Ellen’s idea of a program where we curate teams
idea of a program where we curate teams
idea of a program where we curate teams based on an open call for applications
based on an open call for applications
based on an open call for applications and then we match people together with
and then we match people together with
and then we match people together with mixed disciplines and then we incubate
mixed disciplines and then we incubate
mixed disciplines and then we incubate art lead explorations into various
art lead explorations into various
art lead explorations into various emerging technologies again this is run
emerging technologies again this is run
emerging technologies again this is run out of foot works New York and it’s done
out of foot works New York and it’s done
out of foot works New York and it’s done in collaboration with a number of other
in collaboration with a number of other
in collaboration with a number of other institutions like New York University
institutions like New York University
institutions like New York University the Metropolitan Museum Media Lab
the Metropolitan Museum Media Lab
the Metropolitan Museum Media Lab Microsoft and others
Microsoft and others
Microsoft and others our alumni from this program have gone
our alumni from this program have gone
our alumni from this program have gone on to show work at MoMA and at the
on to show work at MoMA and at the
on to show work at MoMA and at the Tribeca Film Festival and and I’m not
Tribeca Film Festival and and I’m not
Tribeca Film Festival and and I’m not kidding here at the North Pole Ellen has
kidding here at the North Pole Ellen has
kidding here at the North Pole Ellen has made her own arts practice and she’s
made her own arts practice and she’s
made her own arts practice and she’s looked in detail of brain-computer
looked in detail of brain-computer
looked in detail of brain-computer interface which is headsets that can
interface which is headsets that can
interface which is headsets that can read your brain state Ellen went on to
read your brain state Ellen went on to
read your brain state Ellen went on to develop the world’s first brain opera at
develop the world’s first brain opera at
develop the world’s first brain opera at a 360 degree theater in Hong Kong in the
a 360 degree theater in Hong Kong in the
a 360 degree theater in Hong Kong in the Opera a performer wears a brain-computer
Opera a performer wears a brain-computer
Opera a performer wears a brain-computer headset
headset
headset it reads her emotional state those
it reads her emotional state those
it reads her emotional state those emotions drive the colors and the sounds
emotions drive the colors and the sounds
emotions drive the colors and the sounds and the videos the audience experience
and the videos the audience experience
and the videos the audience experience nor is the name of a female British
nor is the name of a female British
nor is the name of a female British secret agent who was dropped behind
secret agent who was dropped behind
secret agent who was dropped behind enemy lines during World War two until
enemy lines during World War two until
enemy lines during World War two until she was captured imprisoned and executed
she was captured imprisoned and executed
she was captured imprisoned and executed she was very successful relaying
she was very successful relaying
she was very successful relaying messages back to Britain by telling the
messages back to Britain by telling the
messages back to Britain by telling the story through the lens of World War two
story through the lens of World War two
story through the lens of World War two Ellen’s asking us to think about the
Ellen’s asking us to think about the
Ellen’s asking us to think about the possibilities when this type of
possibilities when this type of
possibilities when this type of technology gets into the hands of
technology gets into the hands of
technology gets into the hands of authoritarian regimes she’s asking is
authoritarian regimes she’s asking is
authoritarian regimes she’s asking is there a place in human consciousness
there a place in human consciousness
there a place in human consciousness where surveillance cannot go so this is
where surveillance cannot go so this is
where surveillance cannot go so this is another example of art and technology
another example of art and technology
another example of art and technology questioning and critiquing a trajectory
questioning and critiquing a trajectory
questioning and critiquing a trajectory that we’re on and you can see this with
that we’re on and you can see this with
that we’re on and you can see this with my practice and with Ellen’s practice
my practice and with Ellen’s practice
my practice and with Ellen’s practice and with the community programs after
and with the community programs after
and with the community programs after hack and hardware hacker then Ellen and
hack and hardware hacker then Ellen and
hack and hardware hacker then Ellen and I got together and we decided to take it
I got together and we decided to take it
I got together and we decided to take it one step further we created a funded
one step further we created a funded
one step further we created a funded arts residency based out of thought
arts residency based out of thought
arts residency based out of thought works which supports artists who are
works which supports artists who are
works which supports artists who are working with emerging technologies and
working with emerging technologies and
working with emerging technologies and looking at the implications of those
looking at the implications of those
looking at the implications of those technologies for society
technologies for society
technologies for society you see I and many technologists that
you see I and many technologists that
you see I and many technologists that thought works are thinking very deeply
thought works are thinking very deeply
thought works are thinking very deeply about these types of issues and about
about these types of issues and about
about these types of issues and about the future of technology and society and
the future of technology and society and
the future of technology and society and where the residency we could now go much
where the residency we could now go much
where the residency we could now go much deeper and we could have collaborations
deeper and we could have collaborations
deeper and we could have collaborations between artists and the designers and
between artists and the designers and
between artists and the designers and the developers at ThoughtWorks
the developers at ThoughtWorks
the developers at ThoughtWorks the first residents we work with with a
the first residents we work with with a
the first residents we work with with a cyborg foundation and this is Neil
cyborg foundation and this is Neil
cyborg foundation and this is Neil Harbison and moon rebus their work is
Harbison and moon rebus their work is
Harbison and moon rebus their work is about transhumanism and this is the
about transhumanism and this is the
about transhumanism and this is the augmentation of human capabilities with
augmentation of human capabilities with
augmentation of human capabilities with emerging technologies neil is known for
emerging technologies neil is known for
emerging technologies neil is known for a surgical implant in his head
a surgical implant in his head
a surgical implant in his head and if an antenna which allows him to
and if an antenna which allows him to
and if an antenna which allows him to hear colors as sound he has a camera at
hear colors as sound he has a camera at
hear colors as sound he has a camera at the front of the antenna and the color
the front of the antenna and the color
the front of the antenna and the color frequencies from that camera are
frequencies from that camera are
frequencies from that camera are translated into audio frequencies which
translated into audio frequencies which
translated into audio frequencies which he can hear moon reboost has an implant
he can hear moon reboost has an implant
he can hear moon reboost has an implant in her arm and this allows her to feel
in her arm and this allows her to feel
in her arm and this allows her to feel whenever there’s seismic activity
whenever there’s seismic activity
whenever there’s seismic activity anywhere in the world she’s a dancer and
anywhere in the world she’s a dancer and
anywhere in the world she’s a dancer and a choreographer and she uses that
a choreographer and she uses that
a choreographer and she uses that sensation in her performances one of the
sensation in her performances one of the
sensation in her performances one of the key insights of the sidewalk foundation
key insights of the sidewalk foundation
key insights of the sidewalk foundation is the permanent implants or permanently
is the permanent implants or permanently
is the permanent implants or permanently worn wearables in effect become new
worn wearables in effect become new
worn wearables in effect become new human senses over time the psychology of
human senses over time the psychology of
human senses over time the psychology of the wearer adapts to the incoming data
the wearer adapts to the incoming data
the wearer adapts to the incoming data stream which is always on and this
stream which is always on and this
stream which is always on and this becomes another sense just like sight
becomes another sense just like sight
becomes another sense just like sight and sound and smell and so on I and the
and sound and smell and so on I and the
and sound and smell and so on I and the engineers from this community and the
engineers from this community and the
engineers from this community and the footworks
footworks
footworks employees collaborated with the cyborgs
employees collaborated with the cyborgs
employees collaborated with the cyborgs on the development of two new sensors
on the development of two new sensors
on the development of two new sensors with Neil we created a time sense which
with Neil we created a time sense which
with Neil we created a time sense which allows him to perceive the 24-hour clock
allows him to perceive the 24-hour clock
allows him to perceive the 24-hour clock around the circumference of his head
around the circumference of his head
around the circumference of his head what he wants to do is to develop his
what he wants to do is to develop his
what he wants to do is to develop his psychological awareness of this sense
psychological awareness of this sense
psychological awareness of this sense and make it part of his internal
and make it part of his internal
and make it part of his internal experience and then to adapt him to move
experience and then to adapt him to move
experience and then to adapt him to move his sensation of time so that it goes
his sensation of time so that it goes
his sensation of time so that it goes faster and it go slower moon has created
faster and it go slower moon has created
faster and it go slower moon has created a new version of her seismic sense and
a new version of her seismic sense and
a new version of her seismic sense and this one allows her to geolocate
this one allows her to geolocate
this one allows her to geolocate tremors so that she can sense where they
tremors so that she can sense where they
tremors so that she can sense where they are in the world and this is something
are in the world and this is something
are in the world and this is something that’s going to give her a chance to
that’s going to give her a chance to
that’s going to give her a chance to become much more in sync with the
become much more in sync with the
become much more in sync with the movements of the planet
movements of the planet
movements of the planet the futures suggested by this work are
the futures suggested by this work are
the futures suggested by this work are startling with an internet-enabled sense
startling with an internet-enabled sense
startling with an internet-enabled sense like moon’s seismic sense any data feed
like moon’s seismic sense any data feed
like moon’s seismic sense any data feed from the internet can potentially become
from the internet can potentially become
from the internet can potentially become your internalized bodily sensation what
your internalized bodily sensation what
your internalized bodily sensation what are the implications of that as our
are the implications of that as our
are the implications of that as our children grow up in a world where these
children grow up in a world where these
children grow up in a world where these types of augmentations are available to
types of augmentations are available to
types of augmentations are available to those that can afford it and providing
those that can afford it and providing
those that can afford it and providing advantages to those that can afford it
advantages to those that can afford it
advantages to those that can afford it what are going to be the social
what are going to be the social
what are going to be the social pressures or the work pressures to
pressures or the work pressures to
pressures or the work pressures to conform towards cyborg ISM again this is
conform towards cyborg ISM again this is
conform towards cyborg ISM again this is an example of arts practice which
an example of arts practice which
an example of arts practice which provokes thought and dialogue about an
provokes thought and dialogue about an
provokes thought and dialogue about an emerging future
emerging future
emerging future our next class resident was Heather
our next class resident was Heather
our next class resident was Heather Dewey Hogg book and she’s known for
Dewey Hogg book and she’s known for
Dewey Hogg book and she’s known for collecting discarded gum and cigarette
collecting discarded gum and cigarette
collecting discarded gum and cigarette butts and extracting DNA from them she
butts and extracting DNA from them she
butts and extracting DNA from them she takes them to a gene sequencing lab and
takes them to a gene sequencing lab and
takes them to a gene sequencing lab and she 3d prints faces based on the traits
she 3d prints faces based on the traits
she 3d prints faces based on the traits from that DNA you can see some examples
from that DNA you can see some examples
from that DNA you can see some examples in a gallery setting up here during the
in a gallery setting up here during the
in a gallery setting up here during the residency Heather collaborated with the
residency Heather collaborated with the
residency Heather collaborated with the venn incarcerated whistleblower Chelsea
venn incarcerated whistleblower Chelsea
venn incarcerated whistleblower Chelsea Manning and with the thought works
Manning and with the thought works
Manning and with the thought works designer Shirley Conan go and she
designer Shirley Conan go and she
designer Shirley Conan go and she produced this comic book which helps
produced this comic book which helps
produced this comic book which helps bring this very important conversation
bring this very important conversation
bring this very important conversation towards the general audience what’s
towards the general audience what’s
towards the general audience what’s fascinating here is that shortly after
fascinating here is that shortly after
fascinating here is that shortly after Heather started printing these faces an
Heather started printing these faces an
Heather started printing these faces an industry emerged around it and vendors
industry emerged around it and vendors
industry emerged around it and vendors started offering this as a service if
started offering this as a service if
started offering this as a service if you give me some DNA I’ll give you a
you give me some DNA I’ll give you a
you give me some DNA I’ll give you a face DNA analysis is getting cheaper all
face DNA analysis is getting cheaper all
face DNA analysis is getting cheaper all of the time and everywhere we go we
of the time and everywhere we go we
of the time and everywhere we go we leave a trail of DNA and so this raises
leave a trail of DNA and so this raises
leave a trail of DNA and so this raises interesting questions about genetic
interesting questions about genetic
interesting questions about genetic privacy and genetic surveillance and
privacy and genetic surveillance and
privacy and genetic surveillance and also about bias the artificial
also about bias the artificial
also about bias the artificial intelligence systems used to generate
intelligence systems used to generate
intelligence systems used to generate these faces are trained on datasets
these faces are trained on datasets
these faces are trained on datasets related to human conventions about race
related to human conventions about race
related to human conventions about race gender and identity not scientific
gender and identity not scientific
gender and identity not scientific models then this is how artificial
models then this is how artificial
models then this is how artificial intelligence works it learns about how
intelligence works it learns about how
intelligence works it learns about how humans do things and then it mimics that
humans do things and then it mimics that
humans do things and then it mimics that that’s being alluded to in the second
that’s being alluded to in the second
that’s being alluded to in the second pain here and artificial intelligence
pain here and artificial intelligence
pain here and artificial intelligence like this is being rolled out across
like this is being rolled out across
like this is being rolled out across society right now and it’s making
society right now and it’s making
society right now and it’s making consequential decisions for people’s
consequential decisions for people’s
consequential decisions for people’s lives including things like loan
lives including things like loan
lives including things like loan applications or criminal sentencing
applications or criminal sentencing
applications or criminal sentencing there’s significant evidence that these
there’s significant evidence that these
there’s significant evidence that these systems are often learning and
systems are often learning and
systems are often learning and automating human biases in algorithmic
automating human biases in algorithmic
automating human biases in algorithmic form at scale and that’s something that
form at scale and that’s something that
form at scale and that’s something that the designers and the users of these
the designers and the users of these
the designers and the users of these systems don’t actually intend but it is
systems don’t actually intend but it is
systems don’t actually intend but it is happening in practice and that’s why
happening in practice and that’s why
happening in practice and that’s why with the arts residency we have an open
with the arts residency we have an open
with the arts residency we have an open call out right now for an artist that
call out right now for an artist that
call out right now for an artist that wants to go deeper into the biases of
wants to go deeper into the biases of
wants to go deeper into the biases of artificial intelligence during the fall
artificial intelligence during the fall
artificial intelligence during the fall of 2017 once again with Heather’s work
of 2017 once again with Heather’s work
of 2017 once again with Heather’s work and with the residency generally we see
and with the residency generally we see
and with the residency generally we see art practice and technology tools
art practice and technology tools
art practice and technology tools helping to critique an emerging future
helping to critique an emerging future
helping to critique an emerging future as an artist myself looking at personal
as an artist myself looking at personal
as an artist myself looking at personal health and a climate change and as a
health and a climate change and as a
health and a climate change and as a director of these programs I know that
director of these programs I know that
director of these programs I know that looking into the future can be scary
looking into the future can be scary
looking into the future can be scary there are all these unknowns and there
there are all these unknowns and there
there are all these unknowns and there are all these risks but this is
are all these risks but this is
are all these risks but this is somewhere where art can step in and it
somewhere where art can step in and it
somewhere where art can step in and it can help us in an entirely unique way
can help us in an entirely unique way
can help us in an entirely unique way whether its climate change or cyborg ism
whether its climate change or cyborg ism
whether its climate change or cyborg ism or biased AI or DNA or brain
or biased AI or DNA or brain
or biased AI or DNA or brain surveillance artists are helping us go
surveillance artists are helping us go
surveillance artists are helping us go deep with these issues and to see them
deep with these issues and to see them
deep with these issues and to see them in a new light and to understand these
in a new light and to understand these
in a new light and to understand these amazing new ideas in a tangible way
amazing new ideas in a tangible way
amazing new ideas in a tangible way right in front of us this helps us to
right in front of us this helps us to
right in front of us this helps us to see and discuss the risks and the
see and discuss the risks and the
see and discuss the risks and the opportunities and to put them into
opportunities and to put them into
opportunities and to put them into context and that enables us to take
context and that enables us to take
context and that enables us to take control of very difficult issues so this
control of very difficult issues so this
control of very difficult issues so this is why I believe that bringing arts
is why I believe that bringing arts
is why I believe that bringing arts practice much deeper into technology is
practice much deeper into technology is
practice much deeper into technology is going to be crucial for the 21st century
going to be crucial for the 21st century
going to be crucial for the 21st century thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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