sounds great, good idea and might use this, but how is it controversial? On Nov 5, 2013 4:53 PM, "marc garrett" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Controversial New Project Uses Algorithm To Predict Art. > > We’re all susceptible to FOMO, the dreaded Fear Of Missing Out. > > Popularized by Sherry Turkle’s 2011 bestseller, Alone Together, the > acronym refers to the uniquely alienating experience of scrolling > through social media hubs like Facebook and feeling like everyone's > doing things without you and before you. > > But what if that same technology told you what to do before everyone > else? That’s the premise of a futuristic new project, "The Fear Of > Missing Out," by artist Jonas Lund. While Lund roots his experiment in > art creation, his concerns are widely resonant: Can data be used to > predict cultural flashpoints before we can? And if so, should we harness > that power? > > The project hinges on an algorithm designed by Lund. Using it, an artist > can theoretically determine the ideal work to create at a given point in > her career, before she’s thought of it herself. > > more… > > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/05/jonas-lund-art-algorithm_n_4214211.html > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >
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