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Computers as Co-authors

    Computers as Co-authors

         

    Beyond Design (2015)

    The introduction of free and easy to use cloud and browser based programs like Tinkercad and Shapeshifter (from the generous people at Autodesk) has  opened up digital making to anyone with an internet connection, even a  cell phone. These programs eliminate the need for computer coding  expertise and replace it with a user-friendly interface that creates  countless iterations of a design at the touch of a slider.  Here you can  create intricate and complex designs, save these files in the by-now  universal stl or obj formats and send them off to any of the 3D printing  providers in the world or even print them out at home on your own  little 3D printer.

       

    Eager to explore the limitations of these applications and expanding the knowledge of their uses, Ross Stevens set out to design a set of speakers. The final result revealed a few  surprises. Negative feedback regarding the aesthetic was of little  importance to Ross, bringing home the idea that he was not the exclusive  author of this particular product, thus taking credit/ apportion  ‘blame’ also fell to the computer and the team that wrote the design  program.  This kind of co-authorship highlights the current concern over  AI, forcing designers – that might have considered themselves safe from  the fate of defunct taxi drivers – to step up their game and really  test their human creativity against exponentially improving computers.

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