Antikythera: Journal for the Philosophy of Planetary Computation

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Announcing a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to developing a new interdisciplinary school of thought that redefines academic publishing for the 21st century.

Recursive Worlds

JULY 2, 2024

CSM

Recursive Worlds is a lecture by Sara Walker recorded in July 2024 in London as part of Antikythera’s Cognitive Infrastructures Studio lecture series.

Recursive Worlds

JULY 2, 2024

CSM

Recursive Worlds is a lecture by Sara Walker recorded in July 2024 in London as part of Antikythera’s Cognitive Infrastructures Studio lecture series.

What is Intelligence?

JULY 4, 2024

CSM

What is Intelligence? is a lecture by Blaise Agüera y Arcas recorded in July 2024 in London as part of Antikythera’s Cognitive Infrastructures Studio lecture series.

What is Intelligence?

JULY 4, 2024

CSM

What is Intelligence? is a lecture by Blaise Agüera y Arcas recorded in July 2024 in London as part of Antikythera’s Cognitive Infrastructures Studio lecture series.

57 Ideas & Questions about Cognitive Infrastructures

JULY 3, 2024

CSM Platform Theater

As AI becomes both more general and more foundational, it shouldn’t be seen as a disembodied virtual brain. It is a real, material force. AI is embedded into the active, decision-making processes of real world systems. As AI becomes infrastructural, infrastructures become intelligent. 

57 Ideas & Questions about Cognitive Infrastructures

JULY 3, 2024

CSM Platform Theater

As AI becomes both more general and more foundational, it shouldn’t be seen as a disembodied virtual brain. It is a real, material force. AI is embedded into the active, decision-making processes of real world systems. As AI becomes infrastructural, infrastructures become intelligent. 

For a General Theory of Simulations

JANUARY 11, 2024

USC

So many disciplines deploy simulations, and yet they remain undertheorized. From scientific modeling to VR/AR, from engineering to entertainment, Antikythera is composing a general theory of simulations.

For a General Theory of Simulations

JANUARY 11, 2024

USC

So many disciplines deploy simulations, and yet they remain undertheorized. From scientific modeling to VR/AR, from engineering to entertainment, Antikythera is composing a general theory of simulations.

Speculative Philosophy of Planetary Computation

OCTOBER 23, 2024

MIT Media Lab

Keynote lecture by Benjamin Bratton, which featured Antikythera’s philosophy of technology and the speculative design work of the think tank. The keynote reviewed the program’s core research themes: planetary computation, synthetic intelligence, recursive simulations, hemispherical stacks, and planetary sapience, and presented glimpses of the content and ideas behind Antikythera’s forthcoming digital journal and book series with MIT Press.

Speculative Philosophy of Planetary Computation

OCTOBER 23, 2024

MIT Media Lab

Keynote lecture by Benjamin Bratton, which featured Antikythera’s philosophy of technology and the speculative design work of the think tank. The keynote reviewed the program’s core research themes: planetary computation, synthetic intelligence, recursive simulations, hemispherical stacks, and planetary sapience, and presented glimpses of the content and ideas behind Antikythera’s forthcoming digital journal and book series with MIT Press.

After Alignment

JUNE 28, 2023

CSM Platform Theater

A public lecture at Central St. Martins University of the Arts London reviewed shifts from AGI to artificial generic intelligence, the decentering of personal data, the challenges of AI in science, intelligence as an evolutionary scaffold, the limitations of mainstream AI ethics, and why a planetary model of synthetic intelligence must drive its geopolitical project.

After Alignment

JUNE 28, 2023

CSM Platform Theater

A public lecture at Central St. Martins University of the Arts London reviewed shifts from AGI to artificial generic intelligence, the decentering of personal data, the challenges of AI in science, intelligence as an evolutionary scaffold, the limitations of mainstream AI ethics, and why a planetary model of synthetic intelligence must drive its geopolitical project.

How to Think Unlike Humans?

JULY 1, 2024

CSM

Chen Qiufan provocatively interrogates the anthropocentric biases constraining human cognition, advocating for a radical epistemological recalibration through speculative fiction.

How to Think Unlike Humans?

JULY 1, 2024

CSM

Chen Qiufan provocatively interrogates the anthropocentric biases constraining human cognition, advocating for a radical epistemological recalibration through speculative fiction.

Planetary Sapience & Planetary Stupidity: a Bildungsroman for the Baby Noosphere

JULY 8, 2024

CSM

In this talk, Thomas Moynihan explores Earth’s emergence into self-awareness through human intelligence, tracing the intertwined histories of scientific insight, planetary transformation, and technological folly as preludes to potential planetary sapience.

Planetary Sapience & Planetary Stupidity: a Bildungsroman for the Baby Noosphere

JULY 8, 2024

CSM

In this talk, Thomas Moynihan explores Earth’s emergence into self-awareness through human intelligence, tracing the intertwined histories of scientific insight, planetary transformation, and technological folly as preludes to potential planetary sapience.

Planetary Sapience

OCTOBER 25, 2024

MIT Media Lab

Planetary Sapience presented Antikythera’s speculative philosophy of computational technologies and planetary intelligence through a day-long symposium. The event featured short presentations of new work from Antikythera’s forthcoming digital Journal followed by lively discussion on the program’s key topics.

Planetary Sapience

OCTOBER 25, 2024

MIT Media Lab

Planetary Sapience presented Antikythera’s speculative philosophy of computational technologies and planetary intelligence through a day-long symposium. The event featured short presentations of new work from Antikythera’s forthcoming digital Journal followed by lively discussion on the program’s key topics.