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Björk and Laurie Anderson are my two favorite artists who have a feel of both nature and technology in harmony, but there's an artist who preceeds both that cap
by labrador 1y ago
Björk and Laurie Anderson are my two favorite artists who have a feel of both nature and technology in harmony, but there's an artist who preceeds both that captures the feeling best for me: Richard Brautigan in the 60's
All Watched Over By Machines Of Loving Grace
I like to think (and
the sooner the better!)
of a cybernetic meadow
where mammals and computers
live together in mutually
programming harmony
like pure water
touching clear sky.
I like to think
(right now, please!)
of a cybernetic forest
filled with pines and electronics
where deer stroll peacefully
past computers
as if they were flowers
with spinning blossoms.
I like to think
(it has to be!)
of a cybernetic ecology
where we are free of our labors
and joined back to nature,
returned to our mammal
brothers and sisters,
and all watched over
by machines of loving grace.
https://allpoetry.com/All-Watched-Over-By-Machines-Of-Loving-Grace
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- Rygian 1y agoCould the title be perhaps the inspiration for the "Self Models of Loving Grace" presentation by Joscha Bach in last year's CCC? https://media.ccc.de/v/38c3-self-models-of-loving-grace https://media.ccc.de/v/38c3-self-models-of-loving-grace
- labrador 1y agoGood find. That's really interesting. I would guess the titles are related. I want to also mention that with "Bachlorette" Björk seems to anticipate Large Language Models and wrote a cautionary tale about them: “One day I found a big book buried deep in the ground. I opened it, but all the pages were blank. Then, to my surprise, it started writing itself: 'One day, I found a big book buried deep in the ground…’” björk : bachelorette https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNJv-Ebi67I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNJv-Ebi67I
- entropie 1y ago> björk : bachelorette I love this song since my teens and never dig into the meaning of it. Its a musical masterpiece even without understanding the text (which I didnt)
- arduanika 1y agoYes, that's absolutely the allusion. Brautigan's line is a popular title for stuff, including a widely read post by Dario Amodei two months before the CCC talk you've linked: https://www.darioamodei.com/essay/machines-of-loving-grace https://www.darioamodei.com/essay/machines-of-loving-grace And it's also the title of an Adam Curtis documentary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Watched_Over_by_Machines_of_Loving_Grace_(TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Watched_Over_by_Machines_o... It's a good line.
- detreatsie 1y agoIt was certainly the inspiration for the Adam Curtis mini-series of the same name. This presentation sounds interesting. Thanks for the link.
- ics 1y agoI was introduced to Richard Brautigan by a chance encounter with The Tokyo-Montana Express from the used book shelf, highly recommend it as well.