Synthetic Future(s) (@synfutures) 's Twitter Profile
Synthetic Future(s)

@synfutures

Synthetic Future(s) is a multimedia arts project imagining the future philosophical & ethical implications of new technologies
#philosophy #bioethics #art #tech

ID: 1119861073

calendar_today25-01-2013 17:28:55

52,52K Tweet

3,3K Followers

691 Following

Synthetic Future(s) (@synfutures) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Philosophy of Modern Song Bob Dylan tackles pop, polygamy and PC culture with wicked wit The Nobel Prize-winning songwriter ducks and dives through these brilliant, surprising essays on 66 of his favourite songs telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-…

Synthetic Future(s) (@synfutures) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Biotechnology is creating ethical worries—and we’ve been here before A new book explores 3 capabilities that are here now, whether we're ready or not #bioethics #tech #genetics arstechnica.com/science/2022/1…

Synthetic Future(s) (@synfutures) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Biotech begins human trials with drug discovered using #AI Verge says ALS therapy is one of the first to be developed by a tech-enabled platform #bioethics #tech ft.com/content/0006ae…

Synthetic Future(s) (@synfutures) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Could AI help you to write your next paper? Large language models can draft abstracts or suggest research directions, but these artificial-intelligence tools are a work in progress. #philosophy #tech #AI nature.com/articles/d4158…

Synthetic Future(s) (@synfutures) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A deepfake video of Joe Biden singing the children’s song Baby Shark isn’t funny – it is deeply worrying #philosophy #tech #deepfake theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Synthetic Future(s) (@synfutures) 's Twitter Profile Photo

For an aspiring writer, writing ā€œsomething that simpleā€ may not be so simple. It’s easy enough to think and talk about ridding your mind of unnecessary things, but actually doing it is hard. theguardian.com/books/2022/nov…

Synthetic Future(s) (@synfutures) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Haruki Murakami: ā€˜Ego is aĀ burden’ For decades the Norwegian Wood novelist rejected fame. In a rare interview he reveals why he has quit the quiet life and answers accusations of misogyny in hisĀ writing thetimes.co.uk/article/haruki…

Synthetic Future(s) (@synfutures) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Machine-learning systems are problematic. That’s why tech bosses call them ā€˜AI’ Pretending that opaque, error-prone ML is part of the grand, romantic quest to find artificial intelligence is an attempt to distract us from the truth #philosophy #tech #AI theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Synthetic Future(s) (@synfutures) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Herzog and Žižek become uncanny #AI bots trapped in endless conversation New site provides all the finest points of nonsense philosophy, verbalized forever #philosophy #tech #deepfake arstechnica.com/information-te…

Synthetic Future(s) (@synfutures) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ā€œA beautifully fastidious writer, utterly original,ā€ said the hard-to-please James Wood. ā€œVonnegut looked the world straight in the eye and never flinched,ā€ wrote J.G. Ballard, who should know.Ā  thecritic.co.uk/issues/novembe…

Synthetic Future(s) (@synfutures) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ā€œToo easyā€ā€”Midjourney tests dramatic new version of its AI image generator Version 4 offers greater detail and better compositions from simple prompts. #philosophy #tech #AI #art arstechnica.com/information-te…

Synthetic Future(s) (@synfutures) 's Twitter Profile Photo

AI Ethics And AI Law Fretting Over Worker Burnout In The Ardent Pursuit Of Responsible AI #philosophy #tech #AI forbes.com/sites/lanceeli…

Synthetic Future(s) (@synfutures) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#AI Killed the Hollywood Star? Artificial intelligence means anyone can cast Hollywood stars in their own films Free AI software is primed to strip away the control of studios and actors who appears in films #philosophy #tech #deepfake qz.com/artificial-int…

John Tasioulas (@jtasioulas) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ā€œThe philosopher is not a citizen of any community of ideas, that is what makes him a philosopher.ā€ Ludwig Wittgenstein

Paul Holdengraber (@holdengraber) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm." ~ Aldous Huxley Died on this day, in 1963

"The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm."   
    ~ Aldous Huxley
Died on this day, in 1963
John Tasioulas (@jtasioulas) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This episode encapsulates a clash of philosophical cultures. Also entirely characteristic that it was a junior researcher at Oxford who had the gumption to point out the contradiction. What matters is the quality of the point being made, not the status of the person making it.

Synthetic Future(s) (@synfutures) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The case for American Psycho: why this controversial book (sold here in shrink wrap) stillĀ matters theconversation.com/the-case-for-a…

Synthetic Future(s) (@synfutures) 's Twitter Profile Photo

AI will shift power towards the autocrats Democracy thrives on spreading wealth and ideas, two key qualities threatened by technology #philosophy #tech #AI thetimes.co.uk/article/ai-wil…

Synthetic Future(s) (@synfutures) 's Twitter Profile Photo

AI technology and the justice system: Lords committee report #philosophy #tech #AI lordslibrary.parliament.uk/ai-technology-…

Synthetic Future(s) (@synfutures) 's Twitter Profile Photo

An AI named Cicero can beat humans in Diplomacy, a complexĀ alliance-buildingĀ game. Here’s why that’s a bigĀ deal #philosophy #tech #AI theconversation.com/an-ai-named-ci…