In which we read "A Study of Organizational Closure and Autopoiesis", by Harish Jose.

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• A Study of Organizational Closure and Autopoiesis, at https://harishsnotebook.wordpress.com

In which we finish our discussion of Eliza, a game by Zachtronics.

"After abandoning her high-powered tech career and a mysterious three-year absence, Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey resurfaces working as a proxy for a virtual counseling app called Eliza. Her job consists solely of reading a script provided to her in real-time by an AI, leaving her no autonomy over what she says. Is Eliza a technological marvel that brings therapy to those who otherwise couldn’t access it? Or is it an ineffective replacement and another vector for technology companies to gain control over our lives and humanity?"

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• Eliza, on itch.io

In which we play Eliza, a game by Zachtronics.

"After abandoning her high-powered tech career and a mysterious three-year absence, Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey resurfaces working as a proxy for a virtual counseling app called Eliza. Her job consists solely of reading a script provided to her in real-time by an AI, leaving her no autonomy over what she says. Is Eliza a technological marvel that brings therapy to those who otherwise couldn’t access it? Or is it an ineffective replacement and another vector for technology companies to gain control over our lives and humanity?"

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• Eliza, on itch.io

In which conclude our reading of "Digital Socialism?" by Evgeny Morozov.

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• Digital Socialism?, at New Left Review

In which we read "Digital Socialism?" by Evgeny Morozov. Part 2 will air in a few weeks.

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• Digital Socialism?, at New Left Review

In which we are joined by our friend Matt, to discuss two articles by François Chollet, "The Implausibility of Intelligence Explosion", and "What Worries Me About AI".

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• The Implausibility of Intelligence Explosion

Part two of our collaboration episode with Swampside Chats, in which we (re)read Stafford Beers "Designing Freedom".

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• Swampside Chats on Soundcloud

A collaboration episode with Swampside Chats, in which we (re)read Stafford Beers "Designing Freedom", and zoom off on all kinds of tangents along the way. Part two will air next week.

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• Swampside Chats on Soundcloud

In which we read "The Necessity of Extended Autopoiesis" by Nathaniel Virgo. (Our reading of) this text treks through cybernetics, gaia theory, deleuzian metaphysics and biology, converging on an understanding of the relation between bodies and processes.

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• The Necessity of Extended Autopoiesis, by Nathaniel Virgo

In which we discuss the Viable System Model, by Stafford Beer. We read "The VSM Guide" by Jon Walker, and "The Viable System Model as a Framework for Understanding Organizations" by Raul Espejo and Antonia Gill.

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• A diagram of the VSM (on wikipedia)