Algorithmic Cultures & Synthetic Media (AC•SM)

We scan texts with Optical Character Recognition, translate them with the help of Large Language Models, and even write them alongside chatbots. Our creative outputs are ranked and promoted by recommender systems, our linguistic repertoires are shaped by content analysis algorithms, and our taste adapts and responds to AI-generated imagery. Scholars across disciplines are in agreement on two intersecting trends: first, culture is increasingly becoming not only digital, but also algorithmic; second, media are becoming increasingly synthetic, as human and non-humans agents collaborate in their production. The Algorithmic Cultures & Synthetic Media (AC•SM) research group gathers researchers who share an interest in exploring how these two trends are impacting linguistic, literary and aesthetic practices.