ALEXANDROS
BARBAYIANIS

A look at how Her and Hyper-Reality reflect Katherine Hayles’ ideas on the posthuman, digital identity, and how our many selves—online and offline—are starting to merge through technology.

This post looks at what really powers AI systems and the internet. I talk about underwater cables, hidden labor, and the huge gap between tech giants and workers. Based on the Anatomy of an AI System map and Technofeudalism, it made me think differently about smart technology and why it might not be as clean or invisible as it seems.

A reflection on Roopa Vasudevan’s Slow Response and Zeynep Tufekci’s Twitter & Teargas, exploring how slowing down and rethinking our relationship with technology can help us reclaim agency in a fast, automated world.

As I read Chapter 1 of Aesthetics of Interaction in Digital Art  by Katja Kwastek, I could not help but think about Ancient Greece and its early examples of automation. The Greeks created interactive, functional sculptures not as abstract provocations, but as practical devices, like the earliest vending machines . This connection reminded me how long humans have been fascinated with interactivity, even if its purpose has shifted over time. Ancient Greek "Vending Machine" Stil