Author: Lilian Stolk

A future scenario for deepfakes: personalised synthetic advertising

Lenka Hamosova

An image contribution by Lenka Hamosova.… Read More

Lenka is a design researcher and lecturer based in Prague. In her critical design practice, she embraces fiction and speculative approach in tackling ethical issues of the latest technological advancements and envisions the future scenarios of AI-generated synthetic media, transparency of visual communication and visual perception in the post-truth era. She regularly writes and lectures on the frictions in visual culture, design and architecture, organizes workshops and participates in several educational programmes. From 2020 she’s teaching Speculative Design at MA Future Design, Prague College.

Our 5 favourite deepfake videos

A collection of must see deepfakes selected by The Hmm’s editorial team.… Read More

How to recognize a deepfake?

A guide with 6 ways to expose a deepfake video.
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Looking back at The Hmm ON deepfakes: Should we be worried about this technology?

What did we learn from The Hmm ON deepfakes on 17 June 2020?… Read More

More deepfake stuff to check out!

Want to know more? We selected some relevant reading links and podcasts to check out.… Read More

These are the images you have to see in October 2019

Selected by Marie Lotte Hagen and Nydia van Voorthuizen from Damn, Honey.… Read More

Before you were here

Menso Heus

An essay by Menso Heus. Menso scoured the archives of wwwtext. org and textfiles.com to show that many of today’s most divisive topics were already being actively debated decades before.… Read More

About Menso: Menso left school for a career as a technologist. After working with, among others, XS4ALL and Free Press Unlimited, he is currently head of technology at Keezel, a privacy focussed organisation that builds the Keezel VPN router. Menso has been writing about hacking, security, human rights and mass surveillance since 1998, for publications such as Net Magazine, Parool and the Volkskrant. Find Menso on Twitter.

The Hmm @ Worm, Rotterdam | Wed 21 June at 20:30

We’re really happy to announce that one of our longtime most favorite places in the country is hosting us! On Wednesday June 21st The Hmm is touching down at Worm,Read More

April/May 2017: #gardenspicer, the banal, Humble & how nothing beats a good cat picture.

WINNER This image organically reached the Facebook timeline of more than a million people within 24 hours, making it the most successful post ever on my page Grappig Plaatje. JustRead More

The Hmm @ VondelCS | Wed 3 May at 20:00

VondelCS (yes, the old film museum in Vondelpark) is hosting The Hmm on Wednesday March 3rd. Expect the visual language of contemporary feminism, how to become an influencer in 30Read More

March 2017: A global imaginary, Pepsi, fun with flags and a social criticism starter pack

A GLOBAL IMAGINARY Is there such a thing as a global culture with a distinct “imaginary”? If there is, it must be sought in the commercial products many global citizensRead More

The Hmm # 6 | Sat 5 November 2016 | Foam Amsterdam

The Hmm en Bits of Freedom presenteren surveillance dichtbij huis. In 5 x 5 minuten leer je over Google als natiestaat, dat door rood lopen in een algoritmische wereld Ă©chtRead More

The Hmm # 5 | Thu 11 Aug 2016 | Kamata Bridge, Tokyo

Details: DATE: Thursday August 11, 2016 LOCATION: Kamata Bridge, Tokyo ENTRANCE: ÂĄ1,200 (tickets only available at the door)… Read More

The Hmm #4 | Wed 22 June ’16 at 21:00 | Oedipus, Amsterdam

Details: DATE: Wednesday June 22, 2016 TIME: Doors open @ 20:30h, start @ 21h TICKETS: €8 (available @ the door) LOCATION: Oedipus Brewing, Gedempt Hamerkanaal 85, Amsterdam… Read More