As we stand on the precipice of an artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, we are forced to recon with the forces XR and AI technologies might impose upon our cognitive capabilities as they inevitably intertwine into not only our daily lives but every way in which we think and act. How do we safeguard ourselves from becoming too reliant on these technologies while harnessing their power to lift our cognition up beyond what was previously possible?
AI / XR Organs: How to Reshape Your Senses and Cognition with XR and Artificial IntelligenceValdemar Danry (DK/US)
Valdemar Danry (DK/US)
Valdemar Danry is a researcher, artist and tech humanist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. With his background in philosophy of mind, neuroscience, extended reality (XR) and artificial intelligence, he seeks to explore how the augmented body mediates our experiences of the world not just as something physical but as something which is “lived”. Danry has worked with international collaborators from MIT, Harvard, Georgia Tech, IBM Research, and University of California, and has exhibited his work at Ars Electronica, Electrical Artifacts and at the MIT Museum. His team’s projects have been featured on FastCompany, Time, Disruptive Innovation Festival, National Geographic, The Guardian, and UNEP.
