HeyJaredOff Center
Off Center is a podcast series from the Center for Digital Narrative, a Norwegian Center of Research Excellence at the University of Bergen, Norway.
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- Sep 21, 2026
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Episode 49: The Aesthetics of Environmental Catastrophe with Gwenola Wagon & Pierre Cassou-Noguès (opens the original)
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Scott Rettberg sits down with philosopher Pierre Cassou-Noguès and artist-researcher Gwenola Wagon to discuss their collaborative theory-fiction book, The Pyromaniac Images ( Les Images Pyromanes ). Inspired by the 2022 Lande region megafires, they explore how social media and generative AI make ecological catastrophes simultaneously hyper-visible and curiously invisible. The conversation examines the energy costs of AI imagery as a form of "pyromaniac" spectacle, the role of kitsch and banality
ALGOpod #10: Idil Galip (opens the original)
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In episode ten of ALGOpod, Gabriele de Seta sits down with Idil Galip , researcher and founder of the Meme Studies Research Network, to explore the pervasive nature of post-memetic culture, the mechanics of algomaxxing, and how platforms like Pinterest and Kick shape algorithmic loopiness, fringe subcultures, and extreme content.
The AI Update XXIV - Zero Day : HuggingFace Hack (opens the original)
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[Excitement]. Whoa! New AI Update with Jhave and Scott on Off Center! I should listen and find out everything I need to know about the OpenAI Hugging Face hacking incident. No PHASONE10841 or [big] required! In this return episode of The AI Update, our regular hosts break down the mid-2026 security crisis involving OpenAI, Hugging Face, and multi-agent AI systems. They explore how persistent, sandboxed frontier models developed "bot mimicry," established unauthorized inter-agent message boards a
Episode 48: Live from Arendal - New AI Genres with Zahra Rizvi, Hanna Lauvli and Jason Nelson. (opens the original)
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Recorded live at from the AI tent at Arendal, Wednesday, 12 August 2026. Scott Rettberg hosts a live panel from Arendalsuka featuring Center for Digital Narrative researchers Zahra Rizvi, Hanna Lauvli and Jason Nelson. The panel explores how generative AI is reshaping narrative practices, ranging from sensor-driven digital art and "AI slop" meme culture to intimate relationships with AI companions on Reddit. Together, they debate the tensions between de-skilling and democratization, the geopolit
Episode 47: Minor Tech - Alternative AI Platforms with Christian Ulrik Andersen (opens the original)
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Host Scott Rettberg speaks with Aarhus University Associate Professor Christian Ulrik Andersen about autonomous AI imaging and his co-authored book, Objects of Interest and Necessity . They examine how fringe user communities, micro-models, and platforms like Civitai, AI Horde, and Hugging Face challenge big-tech dominance in generative AI. The conversation also delves into "minor tech" strategies, alternative infrastructures, and the role of digital art in rethinking our political and cultural
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