Dissimulation
The metaphor of the ‘black box’ is commonly used to describe systems in which the inputs and outputs are known but the inner mechanisms are not. ‘Artificial intelligence’ technologies are an example of… Continue reading
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Buttons
What do you press when you right- or left-click a mouse? How might you turn something on or off? What are the pads on your computer keyboard called? How did buttons become known as buttons? Discussions about the relationship between the history of textiles and computing tend to focus on the Jacquard Loom and the punch cards that inspired computer programming. The simple button is a neglected part of this history.
The Dissolve
‘Dissolving black boxes’ (interactive installation/moving image) was an Everyday Algorithms micro-commission, supported by The NewBridge Project and curated by Shelly Knotts. The metaphor of the ‘black box’ is commonly used to describe algorithms… Continue reading
Threads of Fate
Wittgenstein used the analogy of a thread to propose that although a series of events may look like a seamless linear progression, when you take a closer look, it is a twisting of… Continue reading