Hito Steyerl launches her groundbreaking new book, Medium Hot, as part of the Humans in the Machine Age series. She explores the profound implications of digitally circulated images and data becoming training material for machine learning and AI.
The discussion will be moderated by Ramon Amaro. It will address the challenges and opportunities that the evolving relationship between art and technology presents for humanity, both now and in the future.
The evening also includes an option to enjoy a cocktail on arrival, then a curated supper club afterwards. An exclusive book signing will be also taking place after the talk. If you are booking to join us for dinner you can also include a copy of Medium Hot for an extra £10 and get it signed on the night.
The evening offers a unique convergence of culture, conversation, and culinary experience.
The Digital Intimacies Learning Season is supported by Anthropic. Also supported by Marcin and Izabela Wiszniewski
This event has been provided by Tate Gallery on behalf of Tate Enterprises Ltd.
Hito Steyerl
Hito Steyerl is one of today’s leading video artists. Her work explores the divisions between art, philosophy, and politics. She has had solo exhibitions at, among others, MOCA, LA; the Reina Sofia, Madrid; and the ICA, London. She is the author of The Wretched of the Screen and writes in numerous periodicals. She is currently a Professor of New Media Art at the Munich University of the Arts.
Dr Ramon Amaro
Dr Ramon Amaro is Senior Researcher in Digital Culture at Nieuwe Instituut, the national institute for architecture, design and digital culture in The Netherlands. An engineer and sociologist by training, Ramon's writings, research and artistic practice emerge at the intersections of Black Study, digital culture, psychosocial study, and the critique of computational reason. Before joining Het Nieuwe Instituut, Ramon worked as Lecturer in Art and Visual Cultures of the Global South at UCL (London), Engineering Program Manager for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and Quality Design Engineer for General Motors. His recently published book, "The Black Technical Object: On Machine Learning and the Aspiration of Black Being" (Sternberg, 2023) contemplates the abstruse nature of programming and mathematics, and the deep incursion of racial hierarchy, to inspire alternative approaches to contemporary algorithmic practice.
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