“Thaw, thaw!” cawed the large-billed crow
conveying the crowd below,
just a dash away, dashes on the asphalt road, dashes of LED hyphening tangible worlds into blue-lit polishments disposing of compounded perspectives for geo-positioned nudged directives. “Thaw!”
swooping in and out of mobile phones, digitally-gated facial-recognition offices, into, out and through app-applied cars and steel carriages.
The bird’s a poet on a brown life-promising branch creaking along the glass building skyline backdropping a winter tree which’s wood tentacled curvatures and textures are not the only guides to Gothic here
“Thaw, thaw!” melts away in the masks we filter throughout dawn into the surface husk of calculated constructs as stanzas and meters of feet in line with the order of the day
melting embrace mechanized rays of transparent explainability: the crow wings the air going about its say: “thaw!”
“Thaw thaw!”
—animasuri’24
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Monthly Archives: February 2024
<< Done Deal Driven to Song >>
power to
simply do
due to
its properties
“I can therefore
I spy,”
fact-stated Tom,
The supreme leader’s
private third eye
“I break therefore
I take
I lobby therefore
I validate”
“Your ontology
is precooked
overbaked
ready to regurgitate
what we say
you know”
[silence broken]
Oh Tommy boy,
Your peepin’
peepin’s callin’
from glen to glen
of silicon and valley
fading ‘ruptly
at fireplaces fiercely
[fade out with a sense of purpose]
in social trenches
disconnected
yet not fallen
Oh Tommy boy
Reality ’s a callin’
[generating beauty of peaceful silence]
[beauty of peaceful silence]
[peaceful silence]
—animasuri’24
<< Season of the Office >>
“Spring is nascent
Boss is wearing ‘er bright blue scarf
meticulously creaseless
as when some ironed
wearable morning paper
as breakfast’s news
‘t was all truth n said back then
and for the rest of the day
the world stood still
as if winter with life
kept fresh yet desurfaced
with the necessary outliers
when snowdrops pushed through
and Marry had slipped
and bumped ‘er knee: that was new
scarf meticulously
unmoved
tells a different story
now it’s the season
of stainless office steel
stealing midday silences
with tokens and tickers
recycling memories of others
and making up even more
Spring is nascent though
noticing new garden supplies
as snowdrops’ pushin’ “
—animasuri’24
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<< Linear from Up Close >>
In my “arbitrary enclaves of order and system”
clock work, orange, steam place, blue
capture talk, control walk, unblinking an eye
I delegate delegation to the corner
it’s that geometry for dustballs, dustbins,
cat dens, bathrooms or c-suite offices
The Worlds
only linear flat
from up close
Yesterday, there I drew
a straight line
circumventing Earth
taking close ups
as I strung along
hid curvatures
unveiling texture
I love
growing old with you
—animasuri’24
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A trigger & reference
Wiener, N. (1950, 1989). The Human Use of Human Beings: Cybernetics and Society. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company | London: Free Association Books. (p. xiii) Last retrieved 11 August, 20223 from https://lnkd.in/eqKh9gZK
“In the arts, the desire to find new things to say
and new ways of saying them
is the source of all life and interest.” (p.134)
<< Liberating Meanin’fulllackness >>
If light matters
matters of light
lightly matter
material might
sounding bells
as fantasy spells
and dormitory rhymes
hyping rhythm fusing sight
stop: intention
Poetic dust settles boys
come in to play with real
strengthen the shores
for reel in your mores
shower off darkness
wipe feet with memories
whip sticks to hammers
compose: intention
See not your words
sense not your hurt
think not your meaning
yet
swaying sifting cubes
geometries n topologies
lurk
move: intention
move intention
and listen lightly
—animasuri’24
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Triggers
Bodo, R. P. P., & Schiavoni, F. L. (2018). A Sonification Approach to Music Visualization. IN: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference of Students of Systematic Musicology. https://lnkd.in/gY4x-v4k
Cherston, J., Hill, E., Goldfarb, S., & Paradiso, J. A. (2016). Sonification Platform for Interaction with Real-Time Particle Collision Data from the ATLAS Detector. Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 1647–1653. https://lnkd.in/gWex9bQK AND https://lnkd.in/gAiC3Ub7
Forest, T. A., Lichtenfeld, A., Alvarez, B., & Finn, A. S. (2019). Superior learning in synesthetes: Consistent grapheme-color associations facilitate statistical learning. Cognition, 186, 72–81. https://lnkd.in/gEmapeTZ
Hupé, J.-M., & Dojat, M. (2015). A critical review of the neuroimaging literature on synesthesia. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 9. https://lnkd.in/giNy-cfW
Neuwirth, R. J. (2022). Law, artificial intelligence, and synaesthesia. AI & SOCIETY. https://lnkd.in/gSumra4h
Rothen, N., Jünemann, K., Mealor, A.D. et al. (2016). The sensitivity and specificity of a diagnostic test of sequence-space synesthesia. Behav Res 48, 1476–1481 (2016). https://lnkd.in/g7JSuHkE
Tomson, S. N., Narayan, M., Allen, G. I., & Eagleman, D. M. (2013). Neural networks of colored sequence synesthesia. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 33(35), 14098–14106. https://lnkd.in/gdY6Rfaf
Watson, M., Akins, K., Spiker, C., Crawford, L., & Enns, J. (2014). Synesthesia and learning: A critical review and novel theory. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 8. https://lnkd.in/grijeaWn
Weibel, P., Brümmer, L., Kanach, S. (Eds.). (2020). From Xenakis’s Upic to Graphic Notation Today. Online: ZKM Karlsruhe | Hertz-Lab, the Centre Iannis Xenakis in the framework of Interfaces, a Creative Europe project, the European Union. Berlin: Hatje Cantz https://lnkd.in/gYUg54iH AND https://lnkd.in/gv-bV-2d
<<“Clareton”>>
The emergence at the borderland
is where knowing is one of no idea
as dark energy, enlightening data
waving for it to matter
There we know we could explain
from left from right, further down encroaching from left, groping at epistēmē
further from right, right there are unknowns
Appropriately deforming rapprochements
to gain “that little extra closeness”
serendipitously: it really does
for a prepared mind serenely ‘t does
Placing focusing
altering by observation
wandering wonder
laying imagination
There is that moment
where speech falls behind
yet words
words
Are words are
the only crumbs at hand
to lead us all,
the seeing blind
—animasuri’24
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a trigger & reference
Emeritus Prof. Sir Michael Berry, Prof. Al-Khalili, J., Bonnett, T., Holt, G., Harris, J. ( 2024, 23 January, 4:32 -05:00AM). Emeritus Prof. Sir Michael Berry’ Life Scientific. IN: The Life Scientific. Podcast: Discovery. BBC World. Retrieved from https://lnkd.in/gFR63-ve
<< Juliette Still Has >>
“I had an idea
crystal clear in my mind
Just now just here?”
Juiette seemed to remember
being unsettled
“I have a tune in mind
’t was harmonized
My vocal cords?”
Juiete hummed,
crackling out of tune unheard
“I have a smell
reminding me of Boston
Is it sensible to be living in Brussels now?”
Juiee disorientated
the glitching nozzle of her tea pot
“I had a love so real
the inside of my elbows tinkle
and arthritis makes it rain?”
Juie, ah, Jui,
mon amour, amplified
“I still have it all,
I still have it all.
Can I attenuate?”
Ju shook off
the virtual reality engine
and stared vastly at her fluffy artificial companion
out of batteries;
what time is it in its circuitries?
“It’s accidental,”
J murmured
—animasuri’24
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Triggers
Hernández-Orallo, J., & Vold, K. (2019). AI Extenders: The Ethical and Societal Implications of Humans Cognitively Extended by AI. *Proceedings of the 2019 AAAI/ACM Conference on AI, Ethics, and Society*. [https://lnkd.in/gScTzPW2.)
Hinder, F., Vaquet, V., Brinkrolf, J., & Hammer, B. (2023). Model-based explanations of concept drift. Neurocomputing, 555, 126640. https://lnkd.in/gQDRFg92 AND https://lnkd.in/g2v4cECk
Pilditch, Toby D., Jon Roozenbeek, Jens Koed Madsen, and Sander van der Linden. “Psychological Inoculation Can Reduce Susceptibility to Misinformation in Large Rational Agent Networks.” Royal Society Open Science 9, no. 8 (n.d.): 211953. https://lnkd.in/g6n-CPcR.
Qi, J., Wu, C., Yang, L., Ni, C., & Liu, Y. (2022). Artificial intelligence (AI) for home support interventions in dementia: a scoping review protocol. BMJ open, 12(9), e062604. https://lnkd.in/grb6iqBt
Shumailov, I., Shumaylov, Z., Zhao, Y., Gal, Y., Papernot, N., & Anderson, R. (2023, May 27). The Curse of Recursion: Training on Generated Data Makes Models Forget. ArXiv.Org. https://lnkd.in/gMJ3EhuZ
Webb, Geoffrey I., Roy Hyde, Hong Cao, Hai Long Nguyen, and Francois Petitjean. (2016). Characterizing Concept Drift. IN: Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery 30, no. 4 (July 1, 2016): 964–94. https://lnkd.in/gS4C9TdE.
<< Innovating Dignified Struggles >>
From a fellow LinkedIn-citizen, a thought-provoking post, paraphrased: Camus suggests that in our struggles, irrespective of the outcome, lies human dignity. With ‘AI,’ this struggle needs combination with the wisdom to use such power for the greater good (https://lnkd.in/gk67eY7X )
This led me to reflect: In our engagement with technologies, particularly those labeled as ‘AI,’ are we delegating our inherent struggles to others, thereby potentially diminishing our & others’ dignity? This is evident in trends like fauxtomation, digital feudalism, & the invisibility of human labor in technology’s creation & maintenance
Investing in pluralist techno-paths rather than a singular focus can be more dignifying. Are we, perhaps unknowingly, favoring 1 narrative in tech at the expense of more potentials? This is akin to the idea that agricultural monocultures, while efficient, may not honor the diversity & health of the soil
Considering the broader implications, are we elevating a few while devaluing many, including the dignity of ecosystems & the nuanced understanding of intelligence & awareness?
Moreover, does our celebration of technology’s power to elevate humanity mask the diverse & intrinsic potential within humanity itself? ‘AI’ tech has / lacks the power to elevate humanity or, *Humanity* has / lacks the power to elevate humanity. Reflection on our inclination to reductively delegate significant power & dignity to tech might remain crucial. Why choose 1 specific direction when diverse & inclusive paths are available?
What does ‘dignity’ really mean in this context? Whose dignity are we prioritizing, & at what expense? Dignity through a hierarchical lens differs from a more networked, rhizomatic perspective. Which of their applications of any of these two lenses enables focusing on diverse & confidently “modest” approaches, can offer a richer understanding of individual & collective dignities?
Mapped with these, one might be considering ‘futures’ rather than a singular ‘future.’ Are we fully accounting for the nuances of dignity across different timelines & realities? Recognizing the importance of our collective pasts & presents is vital for a dignified approach to and with technologies. Eg, in some cultures dignity is found in relation to the pasts of one’s elders. Perhaps an interesting idea mapping dignity, tech & considering the graying of the global population
While the allure of AI & tech advancements is for many dominating voices undeniable, we —if one is talking in terms of “humanity”— can strive for a more inclusive & diverse approach. This might involve thinking with & beyond techno-centric solutions to embrace relational & transdisciplinary innovations.
For those overwhelmed by these considerations, remember, you’re not alone. Embracing a diverse set of tools and perspectives, including those beyond technology, could guide us towards more dignified & innovative hashtag#futures, hashtag#pasts & hashtag#presents
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<< The Hush Artists >>
Their World is a transparent world
All are seen and yet
all are cramped
into the headgear panopticon inspection house:
a living room labeled cozy, looking out
into emptied cells surrounding
The Bureau of Digitization and Erasure,
a guardrail and governance provider,
made being-on-the-look-out redundant
keeping watch is now open-sourced,
spatially computed, and edge-democratized.
So, no one indulges to care
“though, they should look down
further down, no, even further
then their screens shine up,” someone dared
“Beneath the tiles, into the underlayment,
disregarding the existence of a floor,
There, or so some are told,
flows a community flourishing
The Hush Artists
creators nay saviors
of forbidden arts undigitized
an underground of gazing
with noses, ears, yes,
even touch and taste are on the market
for an analog
vestibular proprioceptive experience
you pay more”
“yo bro, a sniff from a charcoal artist
goes for .003 Crypto on the Zettachain,”
a grifting floorganger whispers, “get two for one.”
They are toxic and browser-page empty
to any digital dematerial girl
senselessly conforming into
measurements and cybercorrectness
“don’t look so down,
look up into 100000 lux
the future is positive
future is blue,”
rang the midday reminder.
All are seen yet all are cramped
by their adoptions
of another one’s words.
—animasuri’24
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<< The Doctrine of The Elements >>
Amidst
the transnational alchemies
of our days:
“unfit to be reli’d on”
“obscure, Ambiguous,
and almost Ænigmatical Way of expressing”
“they have no Mind, to be understood at all,
but by the Sons of Art (as they call them)
nor to be Understood even by these without
Difficulty And Hazardous Tryalls.”
“Build upon… Experiments,
which questionless they never try’d;
for if they had, they would, as well as I,
have found them not to be true.”
Therein, Today’s Doctrine of The Digital Elements,
lies the care, compassion, empathy, integrity,
well-being or human discernment
as absent, faint or feint artifacts centrifuged to the periphery
—Robert Boyle
—animasuri’24
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Trigger
Boyle, R. (1661). The Sceptical Chymist. or Chymico-Physical Doubts & Paradoxes, Touching the Spagyrist’s Principles Commonly call’d Hypostatical. As they are wont to be Propos’d and Defended by the Generality of Alchymists. Whereunto is præmis’d Part of another Discourse relating to the same Subject. London, UK: Cadwell, F.
Kuhn, T. S., Hacking, I. (2012). The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. 50th Anniversary Edition. With an Introductory Essay by Ian Hacking. London, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.