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collectivedrift@tldr.nettime.org ("Collective Drift") wrote:

Next event: The Performative Archive: LLMs and Material Culture
When: 30/07, 18:00
Where: Lauschangriff, Rigaer str. 103, Berlin

Large language models (LLMs) operate as “performative archives” which actively reshape the cultural and technical dimensions of discourse. Hidden within vast troves of training data (human cultural production) are complex relational patterns.
In this talk, we will explore how LLM architectures extract these relations, which are mapped into geometric objects within complex mathematical spaces. By doing so, this technology is able to extract its discourse generating capability from selected sections of our cultural history, materially and politically centralizing knowledge, skills, and expressions of human culture. By making the naturally distributed linguistic production amenable to corporate control, LLMs decontextualize and project human expression into private capital circuits.

Hope to see you there!

#berlin #technology #llm #politics #AI

This is a flyer for the event "The Performative archive: LLMs and material culture" from the collective DRIFT on Thu July 30th 18:00 - 20:00 in Lauschangriff, Rigear Str. 103. In the background there is a black and white stylized neural network.
What: Presentation & discussion of the paper “The Performative Archive: LLMs and Material Culture” Who: DRIFT, a communal space for critical and creative explorations When: Thu, JULY 30th, 18:00 Where: Lauschangriff, Rigaer str. 103 How much: Have a drink at the bar (ca$h only) Large language models (LLMs) operate as “performative archives” which actively reshape the cultural and technical dimensions of discourse. Hidden within vast troves of training data (human cultural production) are complex relational patterns. In this talk, we will explore how LLM architectures extract these relations, which are mapped into geometric objects within complex mathematical spaces. By doing so, this technology is able to extract its discourse generating capability from selected sections of our cultural history, materially and politically centralizing knowledge, skills, and expressions of human culture. By making the naturally distributed linguistic production amenable to corporate control, LLMs decontextualize and project human expression into private capital circuits. COME FOR THE POLITICS, STAY FOR THE ARTS The discussion group is kindly hosted by VIBRA, a monthly event centered on experimental live electronica and body performance, starting at 21:00. Donation based 7€+, 5€ for attendees of the drift event. all donations go to artists.