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Rogue algobots

In his Ted talk How algorithms shape our world, Kevin Slavin describes algorithms as insect or bird like creatures that act as autonomous agents. Agents that once released into a data universe will not be as frequently observed by humans

Blast Theory’s artist in residence Heather Kelley projected a bundle of coriander on screen. “Does anyone have a strong reaction to coriander?” As guest lecturer at our weekly MA Digital Media Arts group at Lighthouse, she was running a session