IDLIntellectual Demand Laboratory

Research program 10 · SI

Symbolic Interfaces & Future Ritual

Ritual, Meaning, and Intelligent Machines

The myths, gestures, sacred objects, civic rhythms, and symbolic interfaces forming around intelligent systems.

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IDL-SI-001 · Nascent

Ritual Interfaces

How Repeated Gestures Teach Us to Live with Machines

Ritual Interfaces identifies a developing system whose technical, cultural, or institutional components become more legible when studied as a connected whole rather than as isolated trends.

Prospectus stake
02

IDL-SI-003 · Nascent

AI and the Return of the Oracle

Prediction, Authority, and Consultation in the Age of Models

AI and the Return of the Oracle identifies a developing system whose technical, cultural, or institutional components become more legible when studied as a connected whole rather than as isolated trends.

Prospectus stake
03

IDL-SI-002 · Nascent

The Symbolic Operating System

Myth, Identity, and Meaning Beneath Technical Platforms

The Symbolic Operating System identifies a developing system whose technical, cultural, or institutional components become more legible when studied as a connected whole rather than as isolated trends.

Prospectus stake
04

IDL-SI-004 · Nascent

Synthetic Ancestors

AI, Genealogy, and the Reconstruction of the Dead

Synthetic Ancestors identifies a developing system whose technical, cultural, or institutional components become more legible when studied as a connected whole rather than as isolated trends.

Prospectus stake
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IDL-SI-005 · Nascent

Machine Heraldry

Symbols of Identity for Agents, Networks, and Synthetic Institutions

Machine Heraldry identifies a developing system whose technical, cultural, or institutional components become more legible when studied as a connected whole rather than as isolated trends.

Prospectus stake
06

IDL-SI-006 · Nascent

The Ambient Shrine

Sacred Space in Homes Filled with Sensors and Intelligent Objects

The Ambient Shrine identifies a developing system whose technical, cultural, or institutional components become more legible when studied as a connected whole rather than as isolated trends.

Prospectus stake
07

IDL-SI-007 · Nascent

The Algorithmic Feast

Food, Recommendation, Ritual, and the Automated Table

The Algorithmic Feast identifies a developing system whose technical, cultural, or institutional components become more legible when studied as a connected whole rather than as isolated trends.

Prospectus stake
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IDL-SI-008 · Nascent

Spatial Scripture

Reading, Memory, and Revelation in Augmented Space

Spatial Scripture identifies a developing system whose technical, cultural, or institutional components become more legible when studied as a connected whole rather than as isolated trends.

Prospectus stake
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IDL-SI-009 · Nascent

The Civic Ritual Engine

How Institutions Manufacture Shared Time and Meaning

The Civic Ritual Engine identifies a developing system whose technical, cultural, or institutional components become more legible when studied as a connected whole rather than as isolated trends.

Prospectus stake
10

IDL-SI-010 · Nascent

The New Sacred Object

Relics, Tokens, Avatars, and Material Meaning After Digitalization

The New Sacred Object identifies a developing system whose technical, cultural, or institutional components become more legible when studied as a connected whole rather than as isolated trends.

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