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Yorgos Karras

@yorgosss.bsky.social

Art historian exploring the intersection of contemporary art, AI surveillance, and queer theory (www.ephemerals.org). I also take photos (borderboii.tumblr.com).

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Israel developing ChatGPT-like tool that weaponizes surveillance of Palestinians The Israeli army is building an AI language model using millions of intercepted conversations between Palestinians, accelerating incrimination and arrest.

Can't keep track of the latest abomination from Unit 8200?

Neither can I, but here is another one.

www.972mag.com/israeli-inte...

07.03.2025 23:06 — 👍 99    🔁 52    💬 1    📌 9
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Queering Genetic Data: Biohacking à la Heather Dewey-Hagborg and Mary Maggic Artists that use biohacking, such as Heather Dewey-Hagborg and Mary Maggic, interrogate systems of power that regulate bodies, identities…

In these menacing times for trans rights, I’m reminded of Mary Maggic’s video 'Housewives Making Drugs'. In this text, I explore their work and other artistic projects that hack notions of gender, DNA, and bodily autonomy, while countering hegemonic control over our bodies. Femme energy included.

28.01.2025 17:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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François Bellabas merges in his video work real images with AI-generated ones, creating a hypnotizing flux of sceneries that defy the boundaries of traditional image-making. He recreates the exhibition space in his video game, merging again real and digital. Currently on view at Contretype

27.01.2025 00:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Seeing art centers like #Beursschouwburg turning to #Mastodon (or #BlueSky) fills me with a bit of hope 💙
Let’s keep making waves! 🌊

23.01.2025 21:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
"Furtherfield’s Grounded Spirit of Activism in Art, Technology & Social Change" - Dr Marc Garrett
YouTube video by Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities "Furtherfield’s Grounded Spirit of Activism in Art, Technology & Social Change" - Dr Marc Garrett

I thought sharing my talk as part of the SGSAH International Summer School: Global Connects was a good idea. Introduction by Prof. Joseph DeLappe. Jun 28, 2023. It relates even more now.

21.01.2025 10:01 — 👍 22    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0
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Data as the Contemporary Panopticon: A Look Through Shu Lea Cheang’s ‘3x3x6’ The strategies of the American-Taiwanese interdisciplinary artist to queer AI systems

Shu Lea Cheang disrupting AI technologies with her site-specific work curated by Paul B. Preciado

19.01.2025 14:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

"RedNote has begun removing US users’ posts that are considered “too sensitive” for the app, including posts discussing LGBTQ topics"

17.01.2025 11:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Why Queering AI Surveillance Technologies with Art Matters In the 21st century, data has become the most valuable commodity on Earth. The new mining lords are the Big Tech companies, armed with…

A short piece I wrote on the relevance of 'surveillance art'

16.01.2025 22:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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