Archive - Technocomplex

Book review: The Line: AI and the Future of Personhood

James Boyle claims that the "line" separating humans from things is going to be redrawn.

Mar 28 •

February 2025

Making people from things

Make human portraits from a pile of vegetables...or tradesman's tools...or car and motorcycle parts. A short history of things and humans in art.

Feb 27 •

An unsent letter to Senator Tillis

There's a tradition of people writing "unsent letters." With this post I take part in it, kinda. Because I'm sending it to you and not the addressee, I…

Feb 9 •

Book review: John Warner's More Than Words: How to Think about Writing in the Age of AI

"The Biblioracle" uses AI to guide us back to solid ground on writing and reading, revealing he's a conservative at heart. An enjoyable and lively book.

Feb 3 •

January 2025

December 2024

November 2024

October 2024

Four photographs and their "truths"

Photos from the nineteenth century and from 2023 helped my fall seminar students explore truth, the fake, and fiction. And complex relationships with…

Oct 27, 2024 •

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts