Andrew Werth

@andrewwerth
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Painter of abstract art using color theory (& some math & science) to explore philosophy of mind & related topics. Former software engineer, alumnus of Carnegie Mellon Electrical & Computer Engineering (BS) & Information Networking Institute (MS). (New Jersey, USA)
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Andrew WerthAug 14, 2023
Kent BrewsterAug 12, 2023

Here's a key insight from @JuliusGoat

"It almost makes you think that the way you build the world’s biggest fortune is not by creating anything, but by buying it, then identifying the value of it, then figuring out where the pieces would fall if you destroyed it, and then being in that place, and then destroying it."

#musk #billionaires

https://armoxon.substack.com/p/the-worlds-smartest-man-doesnt-want

The World's Smartest Man Doesn't Want You to Read This on Twitter

Let this sink in.

The Reframe
Andrew WerthJun 12, 2023
The Mercer County Artists 2023 exhibition is now up at The Gallery at Mercer County Community College in West Windsor, New Jersey, through August 2, 2023. Happy to have one of my newest paintings, "Resonance #1" (#acrylic on canvas, 20x20 inches), included in the show!
#contemporaryart #abstractart #painting #turingpattern #symmetry
Andrew WerthMay 12, 2023
Melanie MitchellMay 10, 2023

Reposting from Twitter:

Recently I hosted a fantastic workshop at the Santa Fe Institute, entitled "AI and the Barrier of Meaning 2". Description below.

We had eminent speakers from many fields to discuss these issues, including AI, cognitive psychology, linguistics, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, complex systems, and law.

Most of the talks are now on SFI's YouTube channel. Here's a link to the entire playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZlVBTf7N6GpOCwMH-TIhwrUwV8YJMANM

Workshop on AI and the Barrier of Meaning 2, April 24-26, 2023

YouTube
Show threadAndrew WerthApr 25, 2023
@TonyVladusich Thanks, Tony! The "chromostereopsis" dimensional effect in this piece comes from the contrast between the blues & reds, and you're right that some of the same lustre/glow comes from the gradient in the marks on top of an underpainting. For an old demo on my technique, there's this YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUMdG2Xa9Fk
(Sorry for slow reply; don't always seem to get notifications on Mastodon...)
For more images, check out my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artistandrewwerth/
Video Demonstration of Andrew Werth's Painting Process

YouTube
Andrew WerthApr 8, 2023

It would be nice if all the geniuses working on LLMs to take over the world could divert their energy for a few months to help Microsoft & Adobe & other software companies get their existing software to work.

By the time I get logged in to all the sites I use w/ 2FA & have all the software I use up & running, there's something broken that needs restarting or rebooting.

Idea: Feed Windows system error logs into ChatGPT-like service & have it tell you how to fix all the problems on your machine.

Andrew WerthApr 3, 2023
New Painting: "Coordinated Symmetry"
#acrylic on canvas, 30x30 inches, 2023
#abstractart #abstractpainting #contemporaryart #painting #turingpattern #mathart
Andrew WerthMar 28, 2023
"Tangled Time" (#acrylic on Dibond, 24x24 in.) will be on display in a group show at the West Windsor Arts Center (West Windsor, NJ) from March 28 through June 3, 2023.
#contemporaryart #exhibitions #abstractart #painting #TuringPattern
Show threadAndrew WerthMar 17, 2023
@Techmeme There's an onslaught of this sort of scamming going on, from fake Instagram account followers, fake Facebook accounts impersonating others with tweaked profile photos, tons of fake email surveys and other email phishery. It's exhausting. I wish the gov't had more ability to put the scammers out of business.
Show threadAndrew WerthFeb 21, 2023
@dgar Reminds me of this oldie...
Show threadAndrew WerthJan 26, 2023

@seanmcarroll Enjoyed this talk w/ Tufte. His 6-pager discussion sparked an idea: How many millions of person-hours wasted at in-person or Zoom talks due to long, windy intros (esp. for people who literally "need no intro") & which could easily be read ahead of time? Plea to Webinar hosts: Nix the long intros!

He mentioned one of my favorite quotes from Chuck Close; here's the full quote: