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Artificial intelligence

The machines are here, and we’re not ready

If you’ve spent any time online in the last few days you may have seen pictures from DALL·E, the AI tool by OpenAI that takes text prompts and converts them into pictures. While developers have been cagey in offering a Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 2 weeksJune 12, 2022 ago
Art

August Sander’s photographic archive in NFT copyright dispute

You wait months for an NFT case, and then two drop in the matter of days. First an English court confirmed that tokens are property (more on that when I get my hands on the decision), and now there is Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 2 monthsMay 10, 2022 ago
Networks

Whatever happened to our dream of decentralization?

Elon Musk is buying Twitter for $44 billion USD. Surely. Certainly. Maybe. It’s complicated. Regardless, the news have exploded in tech and mainstream news, everyone has a take. Musk announced that he would be a champion of free speech, prompting Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 2 monthsApril 29, 2022 ago
Metaverse

Will the real Metaverse please stand up?

I am a big believer in the power of stories. In 1993, journalist Julian Dibbell wrote an article for the Village Voice entitled “A Rape in Cyperspace“, in which he described a series of moderating decisions that were taken at Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 3 monthsApril 6, 2022 ago
NFTs

NFTs could have a generative art copyright problem

Most of the writing about the legal issues surrounding NFTs has been rightly concentrated on two topics, what rights does the buyer acquire when purchasing a token, and the issue of copyright infringement. But I have been thinking for a Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 4 monthsFebruary 19, 2022 ago
Blockchain

Whoever controls the DAO, controls the book: The strange tale of Jodorowsky’s Dune

Please gather around, and listen to this cautionary tale of schadenfreude and greed. This is not a tale for the faint of heart; it involves a cabal of crypto-enthusiasts involved in a decentralised autonomous organisation (DAO), a failed film adaptation Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 5 monthsJanuary 17, 2022 ago
Metaverse

What will property look like in the Metaverse?

Amongst many other things, writer Neal Stephenson is famous for having coined the term “Metaverse” in his 1992 cyberpunk novel “Snow Crash”, but he has also written a lot about virtual worlds in some of his later work, particularly the Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 6 monthsJanuary 3, 2022 ago
NFTs

The interface between NFTs and the public domain

2021 has been the year of the NFT here at Llama Towers. It seems like there’s no shortage of stories coming out of the NFT scene, so to avoid having to rename the blog to “NFT Weekly News” I haven’t Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 6 months ago
Games

Challenges and opportunities in the future of gaming

Text of my presentation at the IGF panel Videogames and their Uniting Power. Thanks very much to the organisers for the kind invitation to join this panel, it is an honour. I have to start with a disclaimer, I am Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 7 months ago
NFTs

Platform is Law: The cautionary tale of stolen NFTs

It’s been another interesting day in the wilderness that is NFT-land. While many people (myself included) have spent a good part of the legal commentary on the NFT art market, the most valuable tokens can be found in collectibles, these Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 8 monthsNovember 2, 2021 ago

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