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Influence operations can take many shapes; most such operations are conducted by governments on their own citizens.
Can 'Radioactive Data' Save the Internet From AI's Influence?
Casey Newton
And it was this work that really opened my eyes to the pervasive sensation of surveillance. (Which is why art is vital, right?) Especially because Bridle makes explicit the role of the network and what that does: the first essay is titled All Cameras are Police Cameras.
The camera network today is Instagram, TikTok, other people’s phones.
Apple’s Photo Scanning and Our State of Forced Collective Paranoia
interconnected.org
The Japanese philosophy of
[Mingei](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mingei)
was another movement we should heed. Developed in the 1920's, it championed the beauty of everyday items made by “nameless craftsmen” with traditional techniques and local materials. This pushed against the prevailing cultural trends of moderinism that valued “high art” made by famous artists.
Folk Interfaces
Maggie Appleton
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