a vida sem direito à morte / lan house #28

This episode is very special: Fernando Salis is my master's thesis advisor. One of the best professors I've ever had – among many things, he's a full professor at ECO/UFRJ. How does life make sense if we no longer have the right to die? In our current post-human existence, we anxiously question whether artificial intelligence will be able to infiltrate our relationships. Because it has already infiltrated, in a terrain prepared for many years: if we learn that metaphors of connection (likes, DMs, swipes, matches) are often more real expressions than reality itself – like preferring to exchange nudes over the complicated nuances of a real sexual relationship – then there is an atrophy of our production of meaning from the other and, therefore, an increasingly controlled, predictable, and narcissistic imaginary, from the algorithm to the selfie lens. How can we not relate to machines if we already consider the other as something non-human? The barriers between real and virtual are collapsing rapidly. Are we navigating times where the idea of ​​interacting with the synthetic content of a deceased relative, automatically generated by a platform from all of that person's data during their lifetime, seems increasingly natural and plausible? — Thank you so much to all the members of the cybercafé and to everyone who has supported the LAN house. Every week I feel invigorated doing this here. If you want to be part of our club, in addition to access to early videos, collaborative scripts, and exclusive weekly live streams, we also have a WhatsApp group where we discuss topics of interest daily, exchange recommendations, and make friends. Just join the cybercafé via YouTube :) If you're already a member, send an email to [email protected] :) — The WONDERFUL RUG on the wall is from my dear friends and neighbors at @voadortecelagem Visual identity: Carolina Munhoz TV installation: Guilherme Durão, from @sup_lab Logo animation for TV: Tauan Abreu Soundtrack: Matheus Castro Alves and Henrique Luciani