Hello! This week, we pay tribute to the majesty of nature with Jony Ive, we stare blankly into block.xyz’s liquid chrome abyss, we go through Spotify’s uncanny copy valley, and we track down Microsoft’s insta-fascist AI twitter bot, Tay. It's a such a journey! Thank you for joining us!
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ALSO: The California College of the Arts union is in the midst of a labor dispute with management and potentially may go on strike very soon. If CCA employees do strike, it will be the first time this has happened at a private arts college since 2012. This is a really important action even if you’re not directly involved with this school.
Learn about what’s going on—there’s a piece over at the Chronicle about it, and follow along at:
https://www.instagram.com/cca_adjunctunion/
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Articles we reference or are related to this week's episode:
TERRA CARTA
Microsoft's TAY AI Bot
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_(bot)
SPOTIFY WRAPPED
https://mashable.com/article/spotify-wrapped-cringe-copywriting
BLOCK.XYZ
https://www.inputmag.com/design/jack-dorsey-block-blockchain-website-good-vibes
