My guest is Grimes, an artist and musician. Her new single, Artificial Angels, explores our unique technological and cultural moment on the eve of AI. We discuss the profound impacts of social media, her new album and the role of art during periods of political transformation.
Can't lie, I found Grimes effervescent at first. Then it became some...reference-trading jam session that slowly edged me out as a viewer. A generous viewer, at that! Somebody who was actually investigating what the fucking fuck something like "Chloe21e8" EVEN IS (and I'm not that impressed, Grimes). I'm sitting there like "Okay, Josh just said the 'teleological implications' of a very specific form of ID excite him politically". Whereas I could just be anti-intellectual about it because I sincerely don't fucking get it at all, I just assume "He's being earnest, it probably has a basis in something I haven't investigated".
But what is so dark and wretched about this is that you two are just daintily musing about how AI could be guided by the avant garde in some fantasy draft of civilization while the surface tension of AI bubble IRL strains. And it will pop. And Grimes' proximity to that and her coping with a POP ALBUM and your high-concept artistic gain from it look really shitty to ordinary people. Just being honest.
Don’t forget about social interaction, cooperation, conflict management, emotional intelligence, and so many more things that are learned in school.
If you create an AI formatted individualized education system, when does the AI force students to communicate across ability levels to exist as a community with shared moral values?
When do the students learn to game the AI teacher to dumb down the work to make it all easier?
Kids show up when they feel seen for their growth. Will kids feel seen by an artificial intelligence?
This has to be funded by Peter Thiel can you guys just go to grad school or do the coursework.
Can't lie, I found Grimes effervescent at first. Then it became some...reference-trading jam session that slowly edged me out as a viewer. A generous viewer, at that! Somebody who was actually investigating what the fucking fuck something like "Chloe21e8" EVEN IS (and I'm not that impressed, Grimes). I'm sitting there like "Okay, Josh just said the 'teleological implications' of a very specific form of ID excite him politically". Whereas I could just be anti-intellectual about it because I sincerely don't fucking get it at all, I just assume "He's being earnest, it probably has a basis in something I haven't investigated".
But what is so dark and wretched about this is that you two are just daintily musing about how AI could be guided by the avant garde in some fantasy draft of civilization while the surface tension of AI bubble IRL strains. And it will pop. And Grimes' proximity to that and her coping with a POP ALBUM and your high-concept artistic gain from it look really shitty to ordinary people. Just being honest.
LMFAOOOO
Not cool to get shittier after I started paying.
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Don’t forget about social interaction, cooperation, conflict management, emotional intelligence, and so many more things that are learned in school.
If you create an AI formatted individualized education system, when does the AI force students to communicate across ability levels to exist as a community with shared moral values?
When do the students learn to game the AI teacher to dumb down the work to make it all easier?
Kids show up when they feel seen for their growth. Will kids feel seen by an artificial intelligence?
Loved this episode - it inspired my latest piece. It would mean the world for you to check it out. Cheers!