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View article: Changing Patterns in Family as a Social Institution: A Sociological Analysis of Chandigarh
Changing Patterns in Family as a Social Institution: A Sociological Analysis of Chandigarh Open
The family, as a fundamental and primary social institution, plays a crucial role in shaping individual identities, socializing members and children; and maintaining societal cohesion. Traditionally characterized by joint the family, moder…
View article: Colors: A Unique Understanding and Sociological Interpretation Across Societies
Colors: A Unique Understanding and Sociological Interpretation Across Societies Open
Color is a universal phenomenon, yet its meanings and interpretations vary significantly within a society, as well as across cultures, shaped by social norms and historical contexts. This theoretical paper aims to provide a sociological in…
View article: The Drama Machine: Simulating Character Development with LLM Agents
The Drama Machine: Simulating Character Development with LLM Agents Open
This paper explores use of multiple large language model (LLM) agents to simulate complex, dynamic characters in dramatic scenarios. We introduce a drama machine framework that coordinates interactions between LLM agents playing different …
View article: Attention is All You Want: Machinic Gaze and the Anthropocene
Attention is All You Want: Machinic Gaze and the Anthropocene Open
This chapter experiments with ways computational vision interprets and synthesises representations of the Anthropocene. Text-to-image systems such as MidJourney and StableDiffusion, trained on large data sets of harvested images and captio…
View article: (Re)framing built heritage through the machinic gaze
(Re)framing built heritage through the machinic gaze Open
Built heritage has been both subject and product of a gaze that has been sustained through moments of colonial fixation on ruins and monuments, technocratic examination and representation, and fetishisation by a global tourist industry. We…
View article: (Re)framing Built Heritage through the Machinic Gaze
(Re)framing Built Heritage through the Machinic Gaze Open
Built heritage has been both subject and product of a gaze that has been sustained through moments of colonial fixation on ruins and monuments, technocratic examination and representation, and fetishisation by aglobal tourist industry. We …
View article: Unmaking AI Imagemaking: A Methodological Toolkit for Critical Investigation
Unmaking AI Imagemaking: A Methodological Toolkit for Critical Investigation Open
AI image models are rapidly evolving, disrupting aesthetic production in many industries. However, understanding of their underlying archives, their logic of image reproduction, and their persistent biases remains limited. What kind of met…
View article: Structured like a language model: Analysing AI as an automated subject
Structured like a language model: Analysing AI as an automated subject Open
Drawing from the resources of psychoanalysis and critical media studies, in this article we develop an analysis of large language models (LLMs) as ‘automated subjects’. We argue the intentional fictional projection of subjectivity onto LLM…
View article: Truth Machines: Synthesizing Veracity in AI Language Models
Truth Machines: Synthesizing Veracity in AI Language Models Open
As AI technologies are rolled out into healthcare, academia, human resources, law, and a multitude of other domains, they become de-facto arbiters of truth. But truth is highly contested, with many different definitions and approaches. Thi…
View article: Structured Like a Language Model: Analysing AI as an Automated Subject
Structured Like a Language Model: Analysing AI as an Automated Subject Open
Drawing from the resources of psychoanalysis and critical media studies, in this paper we develop an analysis of Large Language Models (LLMs) as automated subjects. We argue the intentional fictional projection of subjectivity onto LLMs ca…
View article: Planning Cultural Infrastructure for the City of Parramatta: A Research Report
Planning Cultural Infrastructure for the City of Parramatta: A Research Report Open
Parramatta is dramatically changing, cultural practices are shifting, and the demands on cultural infrastructure are becoming increasingly complex. This report provides the necessary research and information to assist the City of Parramatt…