Should other living systems have agentic reprsentation?

(speakforthetrees.com)

1 points | by offtrailstudio 5 hours ago ago

2 comments

  • offtrailstudio 5 hours ago

    The Rights of Nature movement recognizes ecosystems as legal entities, instead of as a collection of resources to be managed. Ecosystems around the world are gaining legal personhood, with human guardians being appointed as trustees.

    Speak for the Trees is an experimental project that explores how AI might support the Rights of Nature movement. If equipped with data about an ecosystem and capital to act, what actions might an agent take to support an ecosystem and its guardians?

    • PaulHoule 2 hours ago

      It seems to be trying to summarize data about various places but, for better or worse, talks about the data it wishes it had when it isn’t available.

      I do a character to do street photography and that character does another character

      https://mastodon.social/@UP8/116484421100356111

      who is a thēríon and not thoroughly tame like

      https://mastodon.social/@UP8/116476942582628585

      The second character was very easy to do for me, like the foxographer doesn’t need a background story because he is legible and employed. Kitsunekamen does need a background story because he does have to explain himself so I have ‘writing’ to do.

      So yeah I am very interested in how you would manifest a voice that speaks for wild things.