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100 Women of OpenAI
this week I found myself having to examine the default to understand why it has such a hard time generating images of older women. Often, when I try to generate an image of older women or non-white women, I get the message “This generation is blocked as the content is not appropriate.”
Warmer Climes: Part One
There was a woman who grew a small tree on the side of her head. It was a wonderfully healthy one, with perfectly formed leaves that would sprout in spring, glow in the summer sun, turn a crisp golden brown in the fall, and lay germinating within during winter.
In Which I Talk to My Buddy ChatGPT About Elections
Read 'In Which I Talk to My Buddy ChatGPT About Elections,' where we chat about flipping the script on democracy with AI. Find out how one chatbot thinks chatbots might shake up the election scene.
Hasan Minhaj: Fabulist, Journalist, or Just a Guy Who’s Really Good At His Job?
Much has been written about that new model, but the arc of souring on that model reached a new low with the recent New Yorker piece demolishing what Hasan Minhaj has worked so very painstakingly hard to build.
American Fiction
Monk’s prostituting himself for his art, it turns out, is the very crux of the movie – his failed attempt to make a statement against it drives the hilarity and generates the dark overtones that nearly swallow up the comedy by the end of the film.
When is a book actually worth banning?
I’d love to name the book but it might just reopen old wounds for the subjects of the study.
A Plague on all the Fashion Houses
A plague on all the fashion houses that produce lace-up boots with zippers, that is.
Thicket Labs: Anatomy of a Failure Part One
As many who know me will know, I’ve gone through a rough patch for a few years that started with the failure of my technology startup, Thicket Labs.
Process Photo of Lions Among Us
Lions Among Us is taking shape! I’ve mapped out the major plot elements in each chapter.
Revisiting M.I.A.: No Easy Answers
The path of non-violence is a tough one, but it’s made so much easier by being able to express yourself freely, and that is what art offers.
Watch: I May Destroy You
If you missed it back in 2020 and are willing to get uncomfortable watching a powerful piece of television, Michaela Coel’s “I May Destroy You” is a must-see.
The Art of Voting
Our democracy is worth saving, and we have the power to do it. How? Find out in The Art of Voting, a new book by Cawzii.
Lowline Young Designer Interviews
A sampling of audio interviews edited for the Lowline Young Designers Program Exhibition held at the Mark Miller Gallery in the Lower East Side, organized and produced by Openbox.
Paris in Mourning
I’m here in Paris for three weeks, in the city of the spectacle. Everywhere I turn to look, there are splendid sights to be savored -- the grand boulevards, the graceful buildings carved from…
Freedom Fridays
Yesterday I went to the dentist and the eye doctor, on the last weekday before I start working full-time at my job. Not the best use of liberty, but very practical.