Academic Blog: Emergent Media & Markets

Technology has always been a key tool in improving our quality of life. From buffalo-driven ploughs that kick-started agricultural development; to the smartphones of today that aid in nearly every aspect of our daily lives - each generation has been increasingly able to significantly alter their lifestyles from the use of technological developments. The key trend that I've chosen to focus on is the use of technology to overcome the limitations of human biology. The simplest example is glasses used to correct vision, of which the earliest usages can be traced back to Northern Italy around 1290 (Ilardi, 2007). Since then, humans have continued developing tools to overcome any deficiencies in our senses, with hearing aids and prosthetic limbs continually evolving to become more efficient and cost-effective. However, when the technologies used not only compensate for disabilities, but also enhance the user's abilities beyond normal human limitations, 'cyborgs' are cre...

Inspired by Road Dahl's short story "The Great Automatic Grammatizator" (published in 1953), as well as the LuBan AI platform mentioned in my 1.1 post, I speculate that in the future, good design will be easily accessible for every household. Using existing collected data about a user's design preferences, they can simply input 'I want a logo for a new cafe I'm opening', or 'Make me a poster for the my new indie rock band', along with some relevant photos and references, and an AI will be able to generate whatever the user needs. GADi is designed to be user-friendly and targeted at the average consumer or small business owner, and can be user to generate anything ranging from birthday party invitations, to business cards, and product fliers.