Auteur/autrice : Cyril Pasteau

  • Clone monologues 20

    Hello, me. When I awoke, I was told that many of my crew had settled, somewhere, married and retired. The majority, however, seemed content to wait for my return from deep sleep. Yes, my slumber has come to an end, though the nagging threat of existential doubt still lingers on. Should I walk again, pilot…

  • Europe: subject or object in the geopolitics of data?

    I took these notes at the international workshop held on the 15th November 2018 by the Ifri think-tank in Paris. Participant #1 geopolitical approach to data (as opposed to a GDPR-focused approach) Ifri has published doctrinal research about the topic Participant #2 Everybody is going for the “full stack”, from the infrastructure to the systems…

  • The Scribe (Arthur Szyk)

    CC-by-SA Arthur Szyk Que vois-je ? Assis sur une chaise à dossier turquoise, le dos à un mur de briques rouges, un homme d’un certain âge écrit sur un parchemin posé sur une table. L’homme est habillé comme pourrait peut-être l’être un bourgeois de la Renaissance. Il porte des bijoux et tient un stylo. Il…

  • The content society 5: the stakes of deepfakes

    EN Deepfakes (‘deep learning‘-generated ‘fake‘ pictures) are videos where the face of individuals are replaced with other faces, using plug-and-play artificial intelligence software. There are porn videos where the face of the performer has been replaced by the face of a celebrity. This is yet another expression of the way the digital environment struggles with…

  • Camarades !

    Je vous appelle camarades Car nous partageons tous Le pain du temps Et la camarde