A Critical Forum on Media and Culture
A Critical Forum on Media and Culture
Kathryn Hartzell examines the integration of Artificial Intelligence into the 2024 Summer Olympics and how this endeavor clashes with values surrounding sports, performance, and equality.
Read moreThis article discusses the intersection of technology and creative labor, focusing on the impact of AI tools on video editing and the broader media industry.
Read moreRoderik Smits explores how AI is shaping the landscape of film programming and distribution.
Read morePerplexity, an AI search engine, is introducing advertising to generate revenue, driven by the demands of venture capital investors. The author questions the impact of this shift, highlighting concerns about privacy, the dominance of ad-based business models, and the future of AI-powered technologies.
Read moreBrianna Dym argues that the world of computer science and design need more diverse participation in order to shatter the unconscious biases that put “cages around our imagination.”
Read moreDr. Cait McKinney reflects on the heteronormativity of popular discourse on Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered chatbots.
Read moreGermaine Halegoua considers how virtual assistants like Alexa represent a shift from the imagination of the smart home as a space of ambient screens to ambient interfaces for continual background listening.
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