23: The Uncanny Valley, AI, and the Body
What does it mean when “fake” images are indistinguishable from “real” ones? The rapid rise of AI generated images and advancements in VFX and photo manipulation has made it harder for us to distinguish between authenticity and artifice, animate and inanimate, fact and fiction. In this week’s episode of Tomorrow Is The Problem, host Dr. Donna Honarpisheh sits down with media historian, theorist, and associate professor in culture and media studies at the New School, Deborah Levitt and artist Adam Putnam to explore the tense, evolving relationship between AI, the uncanny valley, and the body. Tomorrow is the Problem is brought to you by the Knight Foundation Art + Research Center and is produced in partnership with FRQNCY Media.