Published inBertuch’s GardenImages: the cultural litter of the internet?Images are everywhere. But many have been stripped of their origin and context. Are they anything more than the roadside detritus of the…Oct 22, 20241Oct 22, 20241
Published inBertuch’s GardenThe internet: a threat to society and culture?Conjecture: The Internet is already partly broken and we need to decide if it is an existential threat to human life and thought.Sep 20, 2024Sep 20, 2024
Published inBertuch’s GardenCan we trust corporations with our culture?Conjecture: Social media corporations are unable and unwilling to take care of the most comprehensive archival record of human interactions…Sep 20, 2024Sep 20, 2024
Published inBertuch’s GardenThe struggle to curate and preserve in the age of algorithmic chaosConjecture: Humankind has lost control of its material legacy. We are unable to sort, discard, conserve or curate our own story.Sep 19, 2024Sep 19, 2024
Published inBertuch’s GardenIs AI content fake?Generative AI is regularly employed to produce articles, essays, news stories and more. But should this output be treated with the same…Sep 10, 2024Sep 10, 2024
Published inBertuch’s GardenWhat postcards really sayThe classic picture postcard seems the most innocuous of items. But beneath its banal reputation lurk systems of bias, prejudice and…Aug 10, 20241Aug 10, 20241
Published inBertuch’s GardenThe artificial curatorArtificial intelligence is an inescapable part of our lives now and is seeping into every corner of our culture. But does it have what it…Aug 9, 2024Aug 9, 2024
Published inBertuch’s GardenPhotographs as dream fragmentsIn many ways, a photograph can be like a remembered piece of a dream — and neither is to be trustedAug 8, 20241Aug 8, 20241
Published inBertuch’s GardenSocial media platforms as totalitarian statesIn today’s digital age, social media platforms wield an unprecedented amount of power over public discourse and individual behaviour. This…Jul 21, 2024Jul 21, 2024
Published inBertuch’s GardenThe Posthistoric Era: navigating the tsunami of cultural dataIn the contemporary age, we are inundated with an unprecedented volume of data. Every moment is documented through cellphone pictures…Jul 20, 2024Jul 20, 2024
