Thinking about epilogues
W.J.T. Mitchell and Max de Esteban
08.04.2022
This series reviews two crucial unknowns regarding the future of civilization in the West: a) Has the extinction of human life ceased to be a fantasy and become a plausible reality? and b) What ideological frameworks emerge after the advent of artificial intelligence?
A talk by W.J.T. Mitchell, preceded by the following work by Max de Esteban:
A Forest (2019) 23'
A scripted monologue by the managing director of the leading Venture Capital firm investing in artificial intelligence start-ups questions the nature of reality: Are the images real? Is the voice real? But three key questions are truly being addressed: What is the ideology behind the leading investors in this technology? What are the social values at stake? What are its political implications?
