What A.I. Philanthropists Can Learn From the Gilded Age
Leave a physical legacy to future generations, not just a record of programs and disbursements.
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‘On the threshold of a new age’: inside the New Museum’s $82m expansion and landmark new exhibition in New York
After a two year closure, the museum doubles its gallery space with a 700-plus object show examining how humans and technology shape each otherRight now on the Bowery, a busy Manhattan thoroughfare, two supersized lovers embrace several stories up into the blue spring sky. Strapped against the New Museum’s industrial mesh exterior, the pair are
Architects + AI: A Creative Revolution
Why it matters: Architects + AI: A Creative Revolution explores how AI enhances architectural design through collaboration.
Counter intelligence
How can artificial intelligence step out of a screen and become something we can physically touch and interact with?That question formed the foundation of class 4.043/4.044 (Interaction Intelligence), an MIT course focused on designing a new category of AI-driven interactive objects. Known as large language objects (LLOs), these physical interfaces extend large language models into
‘It’s the underground Met Gala of concrete murderzone design’: welcome to the Quake Brutalist Game Jam
Quake Brutalist Jam began as a celebration of old-fashioned shooter level design, but its latest version is one step away from being a game in its own rightA lone concrete spire stands in a shallow bowl of rock, sheltering a rusted trapdoor from the elements. Standing on the trapdoor causes it to yawn open like
Using design to interpret the past and envision the future
Some of designer C Jacob Payne’s projects present new, futuristic products — such as zero-gravity footwear for astronauts, and electronic-embedded ceramics — using technological tools and processes of digital fabrication, material innovation, and interactive interfaces. Other projects travel back in time to past centuries, considering the challenge of preserving and reconstructing Black architectural heritage.Payne graduated
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London Eye architect proposes 14-mile tidal power station off Somerset coast
West Somerset Lagoon would harness renewable energy for UK’s AI boom – and create ‘iconic’ arc around Bristol ChannelThe architect of the London Eye wants to build a vast tidal power station in a 14-mile arc off the coast of Somerset that could help Britain meet surging electricity demand to power artificial intelligence – and
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What Happened When I Asked ChatGPT to Solve an 800-Year-Old Italian Mystery
For centuries, nobody has known who built the Florence Baptistery. Could A.I. crack the mystery?
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“Robot, make me a chair”
Computer-aided design (CAD) systems are tried-and-true tools used to design many of the physical objects we use each day. But CAD software requires extensive expertise to master, and many tools incorporate such a high level of detail they don’t lend themselves to brainstorming or rapid prototyping.In an effort to make design faster and more accessible
Six greats reads: a train ride to the future; searching for the ‘sky boys’ and wallaby hunting in the English countryside
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