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Meditations On The Machine, Stephanie Schapowal
Meditations On The Machine, Stephanie Schapowal
AUCTUS: The Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship
I've been thinking a lot lately about the machine. In my last project the machine took on many different roles, many of which were very human. I recently found myself explaining to someone my empathy for machines and their personalities, and how they shouldn’t necessarily be struggled against or eliminated, but rather embraced. This made me realize my connection to machines is deeper than previously realized, and I wondered–
Can this role reversal work in the other direction? Can I become a machine?
By definition, what is the machine?