Fredrik Graver

fgraver@hcommons.social

Professor of film school pedagogy at the Norwegian Film School. Fascinated by the intersection of art and technology. Am convinced creative expression and making art is what makes us human. Involved in MishMash – Centre for AI and Creativity as I believe we cannot leave AI to the tech companies.Reader of science fiction. Lover of dogs. Watcher of sports. Drinker of whisky. Sceptical enthusiast when it comes to gadgets and tech.My writing is zuzai** Characterized by the absence of AI.

Posts

Post #4357157
Google Earth AI Fiasco Underscores Why Tech Firms Must Listen to Outside Experts | TechPolicy.Press https://techpolicy.press/google-earth-ai-fiasco-underscores-why-tech-firms-must-listen-to-outside-experts
Post #4357156
Another Reason Not to Use “AI” For Your Writing | Whatever https://whatever.scalzi.com/2026/07/31/another-reason-not-to-use-ai-for-your-writing/
Post #4357155
Back to work today after 5 weeks summer holidays. So, of course I’ve been awake since 3am, since my brain apparently needed to run through everything I might need to do this week…
Post #4308919
What It Now Takes to Establish a Fact | TechPolicy.Press https://techpolicy.press/what-it-now-takes-to-establish-a-fact
Post #4308918
Forbidden Planet hit cinemas in 1956. Its warnings about AI should terrify us https://theconversation.com/forbidden-planet-hit-cinemas-in-1956-its-warnings-about-ai-should-terrify-us-288391 «Forbidden Planet suggests an uncomfortable reading of “AI”: amplified id. Not human intelligence sharpened, but human appetite unleashed. The Krell did not destroy themselves because their machines failed. They destroyed themselves because their machines succeeded.»
Post #4308917
The ‘Sovereignty’ Narratives That Don’t Help Europe | TechPolicy.Press https://techpolicy.press/the-sovereignty-narratives-that-dont-help-europe
Post #4308916
Are we witnessing the end of the technocratic international? | Aeon Essays https://aeon.co/essays/are-we-witnessing-the-end-of-the-technocratic-international
Post #4308915
When Homer envisioned Achilles, did he see a black man? | Aeon Essays https://aeon.co/essays/when-homer-envisioned-achilles-did-he-see-a-black-man
Post #3852612
Guerrilla London Bus Ads Mock Kylie Jenner’s Meta Glasses Campaign https://hyperallergic.com/guerrilla-london-bus-ads-mock-kylie-jenners-meta-glasses-campaign/
Post #3746256
The AI Resist List https://airesistlist.org/
Post #3426003
Kritisk IT-infrastruktur i amerikanske hender https://www.khrono.no/kritisk-it-infrastruktur-i-amerikanske-hender/1069325
Post #2001243
On LLMs, language, cultural references, and supressing the horrors of war. A worth-while read from @jilltxt. “Du må ikke sove”: a floating motif detached from its meaning (or: LLMs can write Norwegian but miss cultural references) – Jill Walker Rettberg https://jilltxt.net/du-ma-ikke-sove-a-floating-motif-detached-from-its-meaning-or-llms-can-write-norwegian-but-miss-cultural-references/ (The original poem in it’s entirety can be found here: https://www.nb.no/items/d7fb96765bfb5f0bef6b1218f5cd...
Post #1101818
Using your AI chatbot as a search engine? Be careful what you believe https://theconversation.com/using-your-ai-chatbot-as-a-search-engine-be-careful-what-you-believe-277616
Post #1025242
#SilentSunday
Post #915141
As it stands right now, the rest of NATO is better off without the US. Trump is too stupid and unpredicable to be an ally for anyone. He does not understand international relations, economics, or the basic principles of what being an ally means. The only thing he is interested in is personal enrichment and stroking his own puffed-up ego. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/01/trump-says-he-is-absolutely-considering-withdrawing-us-from-nato?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Post #915140
An Outpouring of Love and Esteem for Stephen Lewis | The Tyee https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/04/01/Outpouring-Love-Esteem-Stephen-Lewis/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=editorial
Post #915139
Slowjamastan: The new &#39;nation&#39; hiding in the US https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20260330-slowjamastan-the-worlds-newest-nation-youve-never-heard-of
Post #915134
Killer rabbits, bunny boilers and the holy hand grenade of Antioch: Easter bunny movies – ranked! https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/02/easter-bunny-movies-ranked?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Post #915133
Well. Given how long I lived in Canada, I can appreciate the enormity of this scandal. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/02/maple-syrup-scam-quebec-canada?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Post #915132
This resonates: «Generative models are fundamentally cliche machines. If you ask AI to write a film script, it will produce an average film script masterfully. If you ask it to write an essay, it will produce an average essay masterfully. Once upon a time, mastery of the banal was adequate for writers. It was enough to prove that you were capable of writing. But that skill has no purpose any more – it can be automated. Skill will be found in the purpose of the work. What can you alone make happ...
Post #915130
Five Sci-Fi Stories About the Dark Side of A.I. - Reactor https://reactormag.com/five-sci-fi-stories-about-the-dark-side-of-a-i/
Post #915129
Wallace Shawn’s Road to Socialism https://jacobin.com/2026/04/wallace-shawn-socialism-theater-class/
Post #915128
It seems to me that those who value results are more likely to delve into using AI than those who value process. I work with fine arts education—filmmaking—and for me, process is *everything*. And so AI becomes marginal, at best. But I can see lots of use cases—also in filmmaking—where AI can help achieve a result more efficiently.
Post #846683
Stefan Fisher-Høyrem leverer her en lang og meget grundig gjennomgang av den siste salven Aksel Braanen Sterri leverte mot Inga Strümke i den pågående debatten om hvilken trussel KI egentlig utgjør i samfunnet. For meg er det ingen tvil: her har vi all grunn til å stole mer på Strümke enn Sterri. Sterri vs. Strümke https://www.stefanfisherhoyrem.com/blogg/sterri-vs-strumke
Post #810625
A Leftist Analysis of Antisemitism https://jacobin.com/2024/09/left-antisemitism-israel-white-nationalism/
Post #701196
A modest proposal for the use of AI https://crookedtimber.org/2026/02/04/a-modest-proposal-for-the-use-of-ai/