Computation, Improvisation, Narration

The stories we tell about, with, or for technologies matter. Can we demystify misnomers such as artificial intelligence through storytelling, role-playing, and improvisation? In this episode, we talk to dmstfctn (Francesco Tacchini and Oliver Smith) and Lawrence Lek about how they build narratives around complex computational systems. Resources: The Tricks of the Trade by Dario Fo Dadda by Brood Ma Role-play with large language models by M. Shanahan, K. McDonell & L. Reynolds Host & Producer: Ana-Maria Carabelea Editing: Ana-Maria Carabelea Music: Karl Julian Schmidinger The Digital D...