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Hey, I’m an art collector! How NFTs are changing ownership
NFTs reinterpret what it means to possess something of value. But it also marks an ideological shift away from an “open and free web.”
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Tech Briefing: Quantum computing
There are fundamental differences between the computer you are using now and QC, mainly regarding information storage and calculation methods.
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AI-based emotion recognition tech: China's mould for the 'new' socialist?
The concept of AI-enabled emotion recognition, philosophically in the same vein as predictive policing, aligns with the longstanding CCP principle that thoughts and feelings can be corrected, rendering problematic behaviour impossible to carry out.
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Simulate this! When digital twin technology goes human
Digital twins—virtual representations of physical objects—help monitor physical systems in real-time. But AI-powered human digital twins could become a proxy for actually existing agents ... including not only physical people, but approximations of their thoughts and feelings.
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How universal basic income could fuse public goods to virtual economy interests
Covid-19 has normalised unconditional welfare transfers, even in societies traditionally resistant to public “giveaways.” What existing precedent exists for universal basic income, and how could it impact the virtual economy ... not to mention the one most of us still live in?
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Tech vs. Tech: Unified communications vs. the Metaverse
Are current productivity apps enough to foster virtual collaboration and provide a healthy remote work environment? This week’s Tech vs. Tech is between the concept of unified communications ... and the Metaverse.
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You don’t own me! ‘Made For Love’ and our increasingly data-driven relationships
When the privacy partition is breached, the value and vulnerability of our data is immediately crystallised in our understanding. These powers—data, access, privacy, and rights—hold sway in our day-to-day lives. The HBO Max Original miniseries Made for Love foreshadows these unspooling virtual worlds we passively cultivate.
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Brand me: Digital selves and the transformation of identity
Is identity in the online world so different from the offline one? L'Atelier's digital anthropology stream discusses why we think digital selves do and don’t represent something transformative in how we see and understand identity, before looking to the future to consider where things might go.
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A primer on the Metaverse (and whether Fortnite counts as one)
How does one define a metaverse, and does Fortnite constitute as one? (Second Life users may disagree.) This surprisingly important query is a shorthand for the virtual worlds we want to design, what we intend to do in them… and what it would take to ensure their success.