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Get fired! An artist’s view on work, precarious labour, and the far-reaching demand for flexibility from artists.

Margarita Osipian

An interview with artist Alina Lupu about the quarantine’s impact on precarious labour, cultural work, and the platform economy… Read More

Jitsi? Zoom? Twitch? We set out to find the best platform for online cultural events.

Our findings of the live stream experiment we did on 29 April 2020… Read More

Digital hoarding in the time of quarantine

Jolie van Wijngaarden

The top 10 must-have quarantine items from AliExpress, selected by Jolie van Wijngaarden… Read More

Bored in the House: self-isolation on TikTok

Sjef van Beers’ favorite TikTok collection in this period of self-isolation.… Read More

When parents become meme-lovers

Hmm-friend Deborah Meibergen has been bombarded with Coronavirus-inspired memes by her parents. She shares her favorites.… Read More

Quiz: Corona Cribs

Over the past few weeks we got a glance into the homes of several TV stars. Guess which celebrity’s these cribs belong to.… Read More

Introduction

What is a deepfake? And do these videos really destabilise our democracies? … Read More

If deepfakes are a threat, this is it: A feminist perspective on the impact of deepfake pornography.

Lilian Stolk

An essay providing a feminist perfective on deepfake porn by Lilian Stolk. What is the impact of deepfake porn on the position of women?… Read More

An Entangled History: Porn, technology, and the future of deepfakes

Margarita Osipian

An essay by Margarita Osipian about whether the entangled history between porn and emerging technologies gives us a glimpse into the future of deepfakes. … Read More

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