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FOSS and Crafts

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A podcast about free software, free culture, and making things together.
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2: The impact of machines that "learn" and produce

The results from machine learning have been getting better and better and the results seen so far from OpenAI 's GPT-3 model look stunningly good. But unlike GPT-2 (which was publicly released under a free license), so far GPT-3 is accessible via API-only . What's the reasoning and possible impact of that decision? For that matter, what kind of impacts could machine learning advancements make on FOSS, programming in general, art production, and civic society? Links: The OpenAI's GPT-3 may be the...

Jul 23, 2020

1: Collaborative Storytelling with Dice

You've probably heard of "tabletop Role Playing Games" (or, tabletop RPGs) before, but what are they? In this episode, Chris and Morgan introduce a subset of RPGs called "Narrative RPGs" whose mechanics are focused primarily around storytelling (as opposed to tactical combat).2 Hear about how narrative RPGs can be used as "collaborative storytelling with dice", some of the narrative RPG systems that exist, as well as an in-depth look at one particular RPG system, Freeform Universal . Freeform Un...

Jul 16, 2020

Episode 0: Welcome to FOSS and Crafts!

Here it is, the very first episode of FOSS and Crafts! Co-hosts Chris and Morgan introduce themselves, their backgrounds, and give some sense of what to expect from the show. Links: Wikipedia summary of the Arts and Crafts movement

Jul 15, 2020
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