Nomad Magazine – Issue 15

Nomad Magazine Issue 15 (Intelligence) is available now on loremnotipsum.com. In this issue, we delve into the topic of intelligence and the borderlands between artificial and human intelligence. The edition underscores that while AI is remarkable, it lacks human qualities such as empathy, intuition, and ethical judgment. We pose the question of whether AI can assist us in navigating our complex world, despite its limitations.

Renowned designers such as Philippe Starck, Martino Gamper, and the distinguished artist Trevor Paglen offer their insights, shedding light on the intersection of AI with creativity, design, and consciousness expansion. Let’s contemplate the profound impact that artificial intelligence will have on our lives and the development of our society, as discussed by different pioneers, role figures, and visionaries, including CD of Sahco and Magniberg Bengt Thornefors, multidisciplinary designer and researcher Madeline Gannon, and the one and only Alice Rawsthorn.

Nomad is a magazine for design and society. It views design as a process of shaping the future and as a catalyst for social developments and individual lifestyles. Nomad magazine seeks to change the perspective of design from its status as something extraordinary to a more run-of-the-mill concept, as this gives rise to natural appreciation. Alongside a focus on the end result of the design process and the designers themselves, other aspects are explored through which the effects and future potential of design culture for individuals and society as a whole are investigated within the framework of a broader understanding of design. In this way, Nomad seeks to take new stances. Nomad offers views on a wide range of standpoints: personal and economic, cultural and global. This means that Nomad covers a wide range of subjects, in which design, social and lifestyle issues are inspirationally juxtaposed with questions on designing the future. Nomad is a magazine for new design culture, business affairs and contemporary lifestyle.

Contents

Jürgen Schmidhuber: The Father of Modern AI — Madeline Gannon: Sceptical Optimism — Büttner, Pérez Rosal, Philippi: Why do AI and Psychedelics attract each other? — Silke Bender: Self-Experience — Trevor Paglen: What is Truth? What is Intelligence? — Martino Gamper: Sitting with Martino Gamper — C.G. Jung’s Boys: The Collective Dreamer — Bengt Thornefors: Intelligent Incongruities — Philippe Starck: Democratic Design — Alice Rawsthron: Positive Change — John Maeda: Uphill Thinking — Richard Anjou: Form Follows Feeling — Team Dr Joseph: Natural intelligence as a resource — t.a.s.: Touching all the senses — Manuela Szewald: Timeless design is sustainability for today — Agapi Sbokou: Phāea and a truer experience of travelling

Details: Nomad Magazine – Issue 15

216 pages, offset-printed and perfect bound, full color on uncoated and coated paper.