In this 10Things issue, from Indigenous communities using AI to safeguard traditions in the Amazon to MIT’s latest breakthrough technologies shaping the future, this week exploring the intersections of culture, technology, and modern life. LACMA’s ‘Digital Witness’ exhibition uncovers how early computer graphics became tools of subversion, while Generative AI is making waves in fashion beyond the hype cycle. Meanwhile, the romanticization of everyday life, the rise of async work, and sleep as the newest luxury trend challenge how we define productivity and rest.
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1. Indigenous Groups Are Safeguarding Culture with Their Own ChatGPT
Artificial intelligence and cutting-edge technologies are helping the Amazon’s Indigenous communities protect their land and traditions.
What will really matter in the long run? That’s the question MIT tackle each year as they compile their annual list. Sure, they can’t see the future, but they expect these technologies to affect our world in a big way, for decades to come.
4. ‘Digital Witness’: How Early Computer Graphics Became Tools for Subversion
A new show at LACMA explores the impact of digital manipulation on the past 40 years of popular culture – and the rise of an influential counterculture.
In this podcast, Joe Thomas, cofounder and head of product at Loom Atlassian discusses how asynchronous work is a beneficial collaboration approach to modern work.
Tobias Rees, founder of an AI studio located at the intersection of philosophy, art and technology, sat down with Noema Editor-in-Chief Nathan Gardels to discuss the philosophical significance of generative AI.
10. IKEA uncovers the globe’s sleep secrets: Where the world sleeps soundly – and where sleep is a struggle
A new IKEA report reveals we get 1 hour and 20 minutes less sleep than we want – and it uncovers a mathematical formula for achieving the perfect night’s rest.
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—Mark Twain
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