BC’s AI Ecosystem: A Mycelial Network of Creation
For 15 months, I’ve been mapping a network of creators and builders creating AI on their own terms. From basement studios in East Van to Indigenous tech labs…
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Field notes for the age of generative everything.
Essays on AI, culture, community, creative practice, consent, taste, and what stays human when the tools get loud.
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Vancouver AI January 2025 Recap: One Year of Creative Rebellion & Open-Source Disruption
From hackers to poets, legal minds to artists, our community-driven AI revolution is rewriting the rules. Dive into our one-year anniversary celebration and see how we’re making AI…
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Human Biography Podcast w/ Sharad Kharé
The question now isn’t whether we’ll use these ew AI tools. It’s how we’ll use them—and who we’ll become in the process.
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AI’s Next Chapter: Notes from BC’s AI Ecosystem
This is our moment to decide what we want this technology to be. Do we let it become another tool of digital feudalism, or do we grab the…
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Vancouver’s AI Meetups: Where Code Meets Culture
To the suits who think AI is about optimization and efficiency—come see what happens when you let the creatives drive. We’re not just adopting future tech; we’re inventing…
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Fears, Hopes, and Dreams for Our Relationship with AI
AI: friend or foe? From cultural erasure to eco-utopias, we’re battling the Ghost in the Algorithm. Dive into fears, hopes, and WTF moments of humanity’s future with machines.…
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Generative AI Cinematic Podcasts & How Kevin Friel is Hacking the Future of Media
Step into Kevin Friel’s Vancouver voltron den and you’ll find yourself at the beating heart of a creative revolution. Amidst a labyrinth of Nanlite tubes and more cameras…
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NeuRIPS Vancouver: Best AI & ML Papers of 2024
This is just the beginning. The next wave of innovation will be driven not by corporations or universities but by the global community of builders, tinkerers, and dreamers…
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Field Notes from NeurIPS’ Latent Lounge
The future isn’t one size fits all. I’m seeing AI systems specialized for everything from biotech to beat-making. This isn’t just about general intelligence anymore – it’s about…
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AlphaPrism: Post-Photographic Cybernetic Portraiture
Step into latent space with Autolume—a project that transforms analog nostalgia into dynamic AI-driven art, redefining identity and creativity one portrait at a time.
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Great Creative Reckoning: A Techartist’s Manifesto on Generative Artificial Intelligence.
When everything is possible, the only thing that matters is what you choose to do with that possibility.
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Paddling Together: A Future Built on Connection, Creativity, and Community
Paddling Together toward the future isn’t just about where we go—it’s about how we move. Our community of thinkers, builders, and creators gathered to explore what it means…
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Redefining the Future of Indigenous Economic Sovereignty through AI
Today, Indigenous leaders, thinkers, and technology innovators unite to reclaim space in finance and tech, building a $100 billion Indigenous economy rooted in respect, cultural integrity, and decolonized…
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Kicking Ass in 2025: A Techartist’s Guide to Creative Survival
Join me as I share firsthand experiences from the frontlines of this creative revolution. Discover how the synergy of human intuition and machine precision is not just amplifying…
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Indigenous Innovation in Technology and the Future of Indigenous Economies
Exploring how Indigenous leaders like Carol Anne Hilton, Michael and Caroline Running Wolf, and others are blending tradition and technology to shape a new digital future.
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Future Proof: Inside Vancouver’s Thriving AI Ecosystem
While others talk about the AI revolution, we’re busy making it happen. Dig into Vancouver’s AI community, where every meetup is a glimpse into the futures.
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Healing Through Creativity: My Journey with DeepWell DTX & Dave Zaboski
When courage leads outward and empathy leads inward, creativity transforms lives.
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AI for the People: Why Open-Source is the Future of Tech Sovereignty
Warning: This post contains high levels of tech rebellion and digital freedom. Side effects may include sudden urges to code, an addiction to transparency, and an irresistible desire…
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The Human Algorithm: Enya Learning Keynote
Standing in Wosk Centre’s round room, surrounded by Vancouver’s tech dreamers, I felt the electricity. From ASL translators to reimagined Persian calligraphy, we’re culturally hacking the future—a space…
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