Language and digital culture have always been intertwined. But with the emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT, Midjourney, and Sora, many of which are based on large language models, the digital takes on a new dimension. But what does it mean to speak the language of the tool well? And how doRead More
In 2024, an estimated 1.94 trillion photos will be taken worldwide, with 5.3 billion photos captured daily, or 61,400 per second. With approximately 14.3 trillion photos in existence, and 14 billion images shared daily on social media, it seems like we have a hoarding problem. We often forget that behind the immaterial metaphors of 'theRead More
A walk along Google and Microsoft’s hyperscale data centres in the Wieringermeerpolder. After last year's Data Centre Tour, that quickly sold out and was a lot of fun, we've decided to revisit Agriport this year with an updated program. Data centres are a crucial part of our internet infrastructure, yet they remain black boxes inRead More