Dec 31, 2020The Unreasonable Ecological Cost of #CryptoArt (Part 2)Update — Dec 2021 There is now more research on the emissions of 1. The Ethereum network as a whole, 2. NFT platforms on the Ethereum network, and 3. Per-Transaction footprint / responsibility allocation. conducted by Kyle McDonald. The above resources currently contain the most up-to-date figures. Kyle has used a completely different approach…Cryptoart16 min read
Dec 14, 2020The Unreasonable Ecological Cost of #CryptoArt (Part 1)Update — Dec 2021 There is now more research on the emissions of 1. The Ethereum network as a whole, 2. NFT platforms on the Ethereum network, and 3. Per-Transaction footprint / responsibility allocation. conducted by Kyle McDonald. The above resources currently contain the most up-to-date figures. Kyle has used a completely different approach…Cryptoart24 min read
Jan 18, 2020Science & Religion. Why I’m so obsessed. #1Trigger Warning: This post mentions #FlatEarth #YoungEarth #Creationism and similar ‘theories’. It’s no secret that I’m obsessed with religions and gods, and a lot of my work and writing is theological in a sense (or at times, related to the tensions between science and religion). I’d like to share…Religion6 min read
Jul 22, 2019“Artificial Intelligence” as the name of a research field vs a characteristic of being.You haven’t built / you’re not collaborating with “An Artificial Intelligence”. This is a quick brain dump that I can point to when needed (rather often). Just one of the many reasons I’m not fond of the term Artificial Intelligence, is because it’s worded in such a way that it creates confusion between the research field, and a characteristic of…Artificial Intelligence3 min read
Oct 23, 2018A semi-mathematical theory of human to human communicationPart of a series of articles I’ll be posting over the next few days & weeks regarding thoughts from the past few years I’m only just getting round to writing about. I believe many of the situations we face are generally of vastly complex nature and high dimensions, such that…Artificial Intelligence7 min read
Oct 21, 2018High dimensional thinkingPart of a series of articles I’ll be posting over the next few days & weeks regarding thoughts from the past few years I’m only just getting round to writing about. I believe many of the situations we face are generally of vastly complex nature and high dimensions, such that…Machine Learning10 min read
Sep 25, 2018Optimising for beauty - the erasure of heterogeneity and an appeal for a Bayesian world viewPart of a series of articles I’ll be posting over the next few days & weeks regarding thoughts from the past few years I’m only just getting round to writing about. I believe many of the situations we face are generally of vastly complex nature and high dimensions, such that…Machine Learning8 min read
Jul 30, 2018Deep meditations: a meaningful exploration of inner self, a controlled navigation of latent space.It’s all about the Journey.Deep Learning16 min read
Jul 21, 2017Frankapology — A story about lies, deceit, betrayal and sex.(Ok, there’s no sex. That was clickbait). “The most perfidious way of harming a cause consists of defending it deliberately with faulty arguments.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche Ash: “That Frank is such an awful person…” Bobby: “Yea totally. I heard he had X killed to eliminate competition!”. Ash: “Oh wow, I’m…Life1 min read
Mar 26, 2017FIGHT! Virtual Reality Binocular RivalryI’m presenting a new Virtual Reality work commissioned by STRP, called FIGHT!. This is the transcript of my talk discussing the work and motivations behind it. (re reading time, subtract 5 mins for references) “FIGHT! is a seminal piece, … one of the most compelling (and mind bending) pieces I’ve…Virtual Reality25 min read