Sebastian Schmieg
I Will Say Whatever You Want In Front Of A Pizza, 2017
3 + 1 AP
'I Will Say Whatever You Want In Front Of A Pizza' is a speculative Prezi that explores digital labour, the amalgamation of humans and software, and the possibility of interventions inside algorithmic systems. It is narrated from the perspective of a cloudworker. While technology is often described as an extension of our bodies, the Prezi video explores a reversed relationship: digital workers as software extensions. Not only have the ubiquitous network and the computerization of everything blurred the lines between bots and people; but supposedly autonomous programs are actually sometimes humans that have to act as if they were software offering their services on respective platforms. This development has made it very easy for anyone to hire, program and retire humans as part of any workflow: bodies and minds that can be plugged in, rewired, and discarded as one sees fit.
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