Showing posts with label Algorithms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Algorithms. Show all posts

12.21.2011

Algorithms, Landscape, and the Physics of Culture

Artwork by Michael Najjar















In his exciting and dynamic TEDTalk presentation,  Kevin Slavin delivers a brilliant argument for algorithms as a co-evolutionary force that is shaping human ecology and our planet.  He weaves aspects of art, culture, architecture, finance, and urban design into his story and builds a strong case for, what I can gather, a serious and impactful example of artificial intelligence. 

See another article on this talk here:
http://dirt.asla.org/2011/11/30/how-algorithms-shape-the-landscape/