In this episode, host Peter Bauman (Le Random’s editor in chief) speaks with transdisciplinary artist Stephanie Dinkins about AI as a container for preserving oral history, tradition, and the kinds of community knowledge that rarely make it onto the internet.
Dinkins shares how a chance encounter with Bina48 in 2014 reshaped her practice. They discuss how this connects to her push for small, community-driven data that protects nuance and self-definition, especially for Black and Brown communities, against the homogenizing pull of large corporate models.
They also cover Not the Only One as a “living archive” of family memory, the politics of access, privacy, and consent, and why Dinkins treats imagination (and hyperstition) as a practical method for building the AI futures we actually want.
Monday's editorial (Beeple on Robot Dogs as Canvas): https://www.lerandom.art/editorial/beeple-on-robot-dogs-as-canvas
Chapters 📖:
[00:00:03]: Intro: Le Random podcast, Beeple, Stephanie Dinkins
[00:03:40]: Play, exploration, and academic freedom
[00:07:02]: Meeting Bina48 changes everything
[00:12:31]: Small data versus homogenizing big data
[00:18:35]: Worldbuilding, autonomy, and Not The Only One
[00:24:57]: Using AI to preserve family ethos
[00:31:53]: Prompting against algorithmic whitening
[00:39:05]: Beyond fear: engagement and agency
[00:45:42]: Students’ use, negotiation, and deep work
[00:50:27]: Surfing change and lifelong learning
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