Technosemiotics seminars 2023
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Intelligence contest: generative AI vs slime mold semiosis
On May 8, the second seminar in the Technosemiotics discussion series explores the conceptual apparatus offered by biosemiotics and its cybernetics-inspired analytical models.
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Know thyself and beyond™, A postphenomenological mediational analysis of transhuman AI and the self
The third Technosemiotics seminar on May 29 features Jared Smith offering a postphenomenological perspective on AI and the philosophy of transhumanism.
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Technosemiotics
November 13 session
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technosemiotics – Kick-off discussion
We’re starting a discussion series on how semiotic heuristics can help making sense of what is happening with technology and society right now. Join us online on April 24!
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Technosemiotics 2023 finale
On December 4, we meet for a closing session to discuss what we learned in 2023 seminars, and what questions remain.
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Technosemiotics: AI and the (human) semiosphere
On July 10, Alec Kozicki discusses AI through the lens of Lotman’s concept of semiosphere.
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Technosemiotics: languaging
On June 19, we discuss embodied cognition with Theres Fester-Seeger.
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Technosemiotics: On the digital semiosphere
Our October 23 seminar guest is Maarja Ojamaa. We discuss Juri Lotman’s concept of semiosphere, adapted to the contemporary digital world. Maarja says: “I will present the work that we undertook together with Indrek Ibrus and John Hartley in adapting the Lotmanian model of the semiosphere to our digital and globalized times. In this we…
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Technosemiotics: structuralism and AI [RESCHEDULING]
Unfortunately, we need to reschedule this session as well. Stay tuned for updates! // Michael Castelle on structuralism and AI //