Digital Fatalism
Digital Fatalism
Podcast Description
A short series exploring what Digital Fatalism means, as a concept and ideology in relation to algorithmic systems, computational cultures and the technosocial. Hosted by artist K.Woods (Kin, cell_less), these episodes feature a range of international artists and researchers who have dedicated a part of their practice or research to exploring digital networks, critical data practices, surveillance and tracking technologies, algorithms, digital media and/or digital literacy.
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The series dives into topics like algorithmic systems, digital literacy, and surveillance technologies, featuring episodes that examine the intersection of technology with identity, power, and society, such as discussions with artists and researchers like Thomas Blomseth Christiansen on self-tracking and Georgina Voss on the political implications of industrial systems.
A short series exploring what Digital Fatalism means, as a concept and ideology in relation to algorithmic systems, computational cultures and the technosocial. Hosted by artist K.Woods (Kin, cell_less), these episodes feature a range of international artists and researchers who have dedicated a part of their practice or research to exploring digital networks, critical data practices, surveillance and tracking technologies, algorithms, digital media and/or digital literacy.
This episode features artist Kyle Macdonald as we talk about facial recognition, AI in cultural heritage projects, the failure rate of different AI tools, data proxies and discrimination, and links between the prison system and training data for machine learning models.
Check out Kyle’s work on his website: https://kylemcdonald.net/
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