Oxford's Carissa Véliz preps TED talk asking why AI things are so ugly
CarissaVeliz · x · 2026-11-11
- Oxford researcher Carissa Véliz published a new essay on "The Aesthetics of AI" in her Substack The Antidote, the topic of her upcoming TED Talk.
- Core question: why are most AI-related things so ugly? She argues tech titans' architectural legacy is data centers and bunkers, asking "where is our attempt at beauty?"
- The attached photo shows her presenting on the TED stage.
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