This is a book project I have been thinking about for over six months, and I’ve finally made it public. The book idea emerged from our doctoral seminars in İstanbul. It also aligns with my plan to conduct an ethnography of Turkish LLM development. The CFP borrows vocabulary from the recent decolonial literature but is … Read more
We have recently interviewed Furkan Şahin, who is one of the team members who created Seren Ay. Seren Ay (AI Influencer): Under the account “@ai.serenay” on Instagram, this refers to Turkey’s first and only AI influencer. The account produces content featuring a virtual persona generated by artificial intelligence, aimed at engaging with influencer and social … Read more
Denmark is pioneering groundbreaking legislation that would grant citizens copyright protection over their own body, face, and voice to combat the rising threat of AI-generated deepfakes12. This represents the first law of its kind in Europe and marks a significant shift in how personal identity rights are protected in the digital age34. Legislative Details and … Read more
Narcodata, an In-Depth Data Journalism Project That Contextualizes the Drug War in Mexico Global Voices Online Screenshot from Narcodata’s introduction video. The Economist’s anti-ad-blocking tool was hacked and infected readers’ computers Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Pagefair is an ad-blocking circumvention tool that publishers can use to track readers who’ve taken technological countermeasures to protect their privacy. … Read more