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Hey ChatGPT, can you tell me what this issue is about? With just a few weeks left in the semester, our circuitry is fried, so we’re letting the robots take over. Cue the widespread panic and destruction. Just kidding. How ‘bout some fun content instead? In the last issue of Volume 55, we bring you Alexa, AI fashion tips, and the future of storytelling—and that’s just the tip of the digital iceberg.
Volume 55 | March 2024 | Issue 06
What’s New…
Good Sport
I feel myself getting caught up in the game by this point. I haven’t even looked at the book I had tucked in my purse. The sport seemed impossible...
What is Asexuality, Barbara
Alone on the interview couch, Barbara Burgardt, talks about her experience of Asexuality, and the Aro-Ace spectrum. This episode we’ll discuss...
Giving Voice to AI
Mike explains how a simple AI video project turns into a machine produced AI historical manifesto, and why working with AI isn’t as easy as it...
Blue Prints
After the world is ravaged from war, a small group of survivors struggle to stay alive amidst the relentless attacks of the Kombat AI Drones—the...
The AI Iceberg
Hey Siri, play “I Am Not a Robot” by Marina and the Diamonds.
The Future of Storytelling
Creative Writing students and professors across departments are grappling with the rise of generative AI. Some people like it, others hate it. The...
Persona Non Grata
After all these years, Eliza sees her organic predecessors—renowned as the smartest species to ever walk the planet—reduced to a pack of primitive...
Hey Chat, How Do You Style…?
Have you ever fantasized about having your own personal stylist? Thanks to the latest advancements in AI technology, that dream might be closer (and...
Nanaimo’s Flowering Jewel
Just south of VIU lies Harewood Plains—a small, but mostly intact slice of a Garry Oak meadow ecosystem that is home to some of Canada’s most...
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