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This document is page 148 from a larger text (likely a book or essay collection) included in a House Oversight release (marked HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016368). The text analyzes the work of artist Suzanne Treister, specifically her project 'Hexen 2.0' which explores the history of the Macy cybernetics conferences (1946-1953). It features a long quote from scientist Heinz von Foerster discussing the necessary connection between art and science, and concludes with a discussion on the philosophical nature of Artificial Intelligence.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Suzanne Treister | Artist |
Pioneer in digital art; creator of project Hexen 2.0 focusing on cybernetics history.
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| Wiener | Scientist |
Attendee of the Macy conferences mentioned in Treister's work (likely Norbert Wiener).
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| von Foerster | Scientist |
Heinz von Foerster; attendee of Macy conferences; quoted extensively regarding the intersection of art and science.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Macy conferences |
Conferences on cybernetics organized between 1946 and 1953 in New York.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document (implied by footer).
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Timeline (2 events)
1946-1953
Locations (1)
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Location where the Macy conferences were organized.
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Relationships (2)
Treister created photo-text works about conference attendees which included von Foerster.
He recounted in one of our conversations...
Key Quotes (3)
"I grew up as a child in an artistic family. We often had visits from poets, philosophers, painters, and sculptors."Source
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"I think the artificial division between science and art is wrong."Source
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Quote #2
"Many of the key questions of AI are philosophical in nature and can be answered only from a holistic point of view."Source
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Quote #3
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