Taper #11: Parallels is out!

https://taper.badquar.to/11/

It has 25 free (libre) software computational poems, each one tiny — no more than 2KB. Share and enjoy! And, many thanks to the authors and editors.

last call for our artist residencies, open to uk-based folks working across art and tech - £2750 + travel and materials budget to come to bristol and make some work on the theme of "other minds". we're looking for stuff that explores non-human intelligences (including but not limited to ai)

deadline for expression of interest is 10am tomorrow - application form should only take 5 mins to fill out

https://www.watershed.co.uk/studio/opportunities/watershed-winter-residencies

this is "early stage r&d" - please send me your most batshit ideas

hey! are you a uk-based artist, creative technologist, maker of interesting stuff? would you like to come and do a residency next spring at the pervasive media studio in bristol?

we're looking for expressions of interest on the theme of "other minds" - application form should take about 5mins. we'll randomly select a shortlist of twelve applicants who will each receive a small stipend to work up a full proposal. deadline for applications is november 1st

https://www.watershed.co.uk/studio/opportunities/watershed-winter-residencies

I'm writing about personal digital archiving practices for my next Filmmaker magazine column.

For this piece, I plan to interview artists, filmmakers, musicians, game developers, etc with unusual habits around archiving their own work (especially less traditional, less than perfect methods) including the time and costs involved. Any suggestions of people I should reach out to?

(I don't normally crowdsource material but in this case fediverse seems like a good place to start). Thanks!!

I approve this message from @bruces about text-to-image generation

https://networkcultures.org/blog/2023/05/17/bruce-sterling-on-the-art-of-text-to-image-generative-ai/

Oh lord

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jul/07/ai-likely-to-spell-end-of-traditional-school-classroom-leading-expert-says

AI “disruptors” love to target education. Few understand what education is really about and why it works.

Stuart Russell says technology could result in ‘fewer teachers being employed – possibly even none’

When Stuart Russell teaches, does he just read his textbook out loud?

Let’s dig in…