A new token for the cultural meme of thinking out loud

Thinking about how a cultural meme shaped by a device might evolve into a new form of ‘minding’ habits leveraging social intelligence.

Part of weeknotes 383 with captures from the news on urban robotics, physical AI and impact on society. Events and paper of the week.

https://www.iskandr.nl/a-new-token-for-the-cultural-meme-of-thinking-out-loud/

Context engineering as a design lens for agent relations

Weeknotes 381 - If non-human agents develop real agency, context engineering becomes about designing intentions. And more captures from last week’s news on human-AI-things relations.

https://www.iskandr.nl/context-engineering-as-a-design-lens-for-agent-relations/

Rethinking apps as exoskeleton agents, with humans inside

Weeknotes 377 - AI is becoming an exoskeleton for thinking—but exoskeletons only work if there's still someone inside steering. Apps replacing agents require rethinking. And more from the news.

https://www.iskandr.nl/rethinking-apps-as-exoskeleton-agents-with-humans-inside/

From simulation to intuition layer: the intelligence of space itself

Weeknotes 365 - Universal Ambient intelligence or immersive AI, how does it create general intuition. Connecting things that triggered thoughts this week. Like more news on human-AI collaborations.

https://www.iskandr.nl/from-simulation-to-intuition-layer-the-intelligence-of-space-itself/

First talks at the Society 5.0 festival. As we become increasingly integrated into a lifeworld living together with artificial intelligence, we are exploring the true nature of the insides of the machines by engaging with vintage machines and AIs.

Hybrid realities. Simple things become complex.

Weeknotes 359 - Friction of Creation for Social Dynamics of AI Tools - What is the needed friction, and what social mechanics are driving tools like Sora 2? And the latest news of last week in human-AI-things co-performances.

https://www.iskandr.nl/friction-of-creation-for-social-dynamics-of-ai-tools

What happens when the civic economy meets the protocol economy?

Join us 15-17 September for a design charrette modeling mediation for civic economies via: currencies - tokens - current-sees.

First deadline for entries call for participation 6th July.

https://civicixdproject.com/civicprotocoleconomies/projects/join-us-for-a-design-charrette-on-civic-protocol-economies/

Today we have the third edition of the exhibition Generative Things at Waag Futurelab/PublicSpaces Hyperlink event (14:00-20:00)

@waag @publicspaces

Earlier today. Always good analyses by @parismarx

The false choice of innovation and regulation.

#PubConf2025

We launch the RIOT 2025 report - State of Responsible Tech on 6 June in Rotterdam during Salon, and organise an unconference to dive deeper into the topics addressed by the authors of the 15 articles.

Join us (and get the report)!

https://www.meetup.com/thingscon-salon/events/307819132

Unconference: https://thingscon.org/events/riot-2025-unconference/