@JessicaDurk

Designing experiences + spaces that bring people together. Sharing accessibility, ethics, & creativity in tech. ✌️ Currently: Social Impact & AI @Meta

 Brooklyn, NY
instagram.com/jessicadurk
Joined July 2011
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AI at Meta
@AIatMeta13 Apr 2023
In 2021, we created a research demo that brought amateur drawings to life through animation — today, we're open-sourcing the code + releasing a first-of-its-kind dataset of nearly 180K annotated amateur drawings to help researchers keep innovating in this space. More details ⬇️

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@Indian_Bronson16 Mar 2023
My favorite instance of this is AI artwork produced from the prompt 'salmon swimming in a river'. It is a mistake, but the kind of mistake that a child would make. That is precious.
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@tszzl16 Mar 2023
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there’s something really fascinating about deep learning based intelligence where it’s clear that their ancestral environment “vaster internet scrapes” doesn’t select for understanding of physics/causality/reasoning as much as it does for human preference
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Woah! Honored to be on this list alongside women doing incredible work with AI, and excited to see more creatives in the space. medium.com/women-in-ai-ethic…
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Still so much opportunity for designers to lead in giving people more transparency & agency when interacting with AI-powered experiences. Thanks @MiaD for sharing this list!
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@holyn4 Nov 2022
tweeps, your former colleagues (and others) are here for you i’ve created this list of people who’ve tweeted they want to help whether that’s resume reviews, referrals, chats, etc. and i’ll continue to add to it xitter.cf/i/lists/15883456098153…
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Cooper Hewitt@cooperhewitt3 Oct 2022
October means #NationalDesignWeek, and this year we are thrilled to offer free admission to all, Oct 17–23! We're also hosting tours, talks, and programs to help everyone engage with design. Reserve free admission and find out more about events here: s.si.edu/2022ndw
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George Kedenburg III@GK33 Jun 2022
my latest #dalle obsession is dreaming up sneaker collabs the prompt is pretty simple: “(artist), (brand) sneakers, digital art, product photography” the results are incredible
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See you tonight, @Poolsuite NYC 🌴✌️
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Created with DALL·E 2 by @OpenAI 📝 "An IT-guy trying to fix hardware of a PC tower is being tangled by the PC cables like Laokoon. Marble, copy after Hellenistic original from ca. 200 BC. Found in the Baths of Trajan, 1506." 🔎 He just can't #DALLE // #dalle2 // #DALLEmerz
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AR House@ARHouseLA18 Mar 2022
Make digital AR fashion with just crayons and a piece of paper! 🤯 @SarahTicho's amazing project shows how the future of fashion can belong to everyone. Just draw it, photograph it and you can wear it!
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AI for chaotic good
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Love this so much: AI, CV, and design come together to help teach the ABCs in American Sign Language: fingerspelling.xyz/ by @hellomondaycom and @deafchildren

Fingerspelling with Machine Learning

Fingerspelling.xyz uses your webcam and machine learning to analyze your hand shapes so you can learn to sign the American Sign Language alphabet.

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Beth Dean@bethdean27 Mar 2021
I’m hiring a product designer to create responsible design patterns and systems, with an initial focus on product inclusion. This is a one of a kind role! DM me if this sounds like you:
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Ryan Putnam
@RypeArts19 Feb 2021
I trained another model with a dataset of small painting images. I like the images and videos it is producing 🤩
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The brilliant Genevieve Bell (@feraldata) with "6 big ethical questions about the future of AI." A great summary of thought starters for folks working on AI-powered experiences: ted.com/talks/genevieve_bell…

6 big ethical questions about the future of AI

Artificial intelligence is all around us ... and the future will only bring more of it. How can we ensure the AI systems we build are responsible, safe and sustainable? Ethical AI expert Genevieve...

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Trying to inject more creative tech back into my world outside of work, starting with tonight's programming by @artandcode. Excited to hear from friends and inspirations like @ire_alva, @aricianoo, @cyrildiagne, @kellianderson, @kfcito, @ntschk +more!
Art && Code@artandcode28 Dec 2020
Stay creative+connected in lockdown! Join us January 14–17 for "Art && Code: Homemade", a free online festival featuring casual talks by creators who work with digital tools and crafty approaches to explore the neo-homemade. All talks captioned & recorded!
Physical Computing for Sound — hand-assembled audiovisual machines by Ari Melenciano (@aricianoo)

ALT Physical Computing for Sound — hand-assembled audiovisual machines by Ari Melenciano (@aricianoo)

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Still time to sign up for @siborg81's BIPOC centered design history course (running Jan 8–31)! bipocdesignhistory.com
Delightful ✨ #machinelearning
David Li@daviddotli15 Dec 2020
Introducing Blob Opera, an experiment I created for Google Arts & Culture: g.co/blob-opera
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Gene Kogan
@genekogan23 Nov 2020
Job alert! @runwayml is hiring researchers, designers, and artists for full-time roles to develop tools for creatives to experiment with AI. Remote optional. If you're a creative tech with an interest in AI, this is one of the coolest jobs you can find. jobs.lever.co/runway
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Carla Hustedt@CarlaHustedt25 Nov 2020
✨We are looking for: creative minds, technology-lovers, fighters for inclusion & justice. Most importantly: People who believe that a better future is possible.✨ You can identify? Apply now for #TheNewNew Fellowship by @superrrnetwork & @algoethik: ethicsofalgorithms.org/2020/…
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