Lynn Cherny
@arnicas.bsky.social
Into creative ML/AI, NLP, data science and digital humanities, narrative, infovis, games, sf & f. Consultant, ds in Residence at Google Arts & Culture. (Lyon, FR) Newsletter arnicas.substack.com.
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very well-written article on the Sycamore Gap felling; always wondered what came of that harpers.org/archive/2026...
If a Tree Falls, by Rosa Lyster
The trial of the Sycamore Gap killers
harpers.org
January 6, 2026 at 12:50 PM
very well-written article on the Sycamore Gap felling; always wondered what came of that harpers.org/archive/2026...
Knocked off a painful day back at work to start Two Point Museum (the game) — damn, running a museum is hard work 😅
January 5, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Knocked off a painful day back at work to start Two Point Museum (the game) — damn, running a museum is hard work 😅
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NarraScope call for proposals is open! We're at the University at Albany, June 12-14.
Now accepting:
- Talks
- The Showcase (games)
- The Experience (new this year!)
blog.zarfhome.com/2026/01/narr...
narrascope.org
Now accepting:
- Talks
- The Showcase (games)
- The Experience (new this year!)
blog.zarfhome.com/2026/01/narr...
narrascope.org
NarraScope is open for submissions
Happy New Year! NarraScope is once again calling for talks, games, and -- new this year -- experiences. NarraScope will be in Albany, NY this year (June 12-14), thanks to support from the University a...
blog.zarfhome.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:43 AM
NarraScope call for proposals is open! We're at the University at Albany, June 12-14.
Now accepting:
- Talks
- The Showcase (games)
- The Experience (new this year!)
blog.zarfhome.com/2026/01/narr...
narrascope.org
Now accepting:
- Talks
- The Showcase (games)
- The Experience (new this year!)
blog.zarfhome.com/2026/01/narr...
narrascope.org
Posted without attrib because the bosses don’t like this.
January 3, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Posted without attrib because the bosses don’t like this.
So far my new year is all about improving my french - conversation group lesson, French newspapers, vibe coding french vocab apps
January 1, 2026 at 9:50 AM
So far my new year is all about improving my french - conversation group lesson, French newspapers, vibe coding french vocab apps
In a very 2025ish end to the year, I spent all day today with Claude working on tech debt while the 2x usage deal was still valid.
December 31, 2025 at 8:48 PM
In a very 2025ish end to the year, I spent all day today with Claude working on tech debt while the 2x usage deal was still valid.
Getting an hour of vibe coding - geez, Claude on Composer One's code: "the cleanup logic is complex and has a race condition, let me simplify." You really can't settle for less than excellent.
December 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Getting an hour of vibe coding - geez, Claude on Composer One's code: "the cleanup logic is complex and has a race condition, let me simplify." You really can't settle for less than excellent.
Augh, end of year quarterly accounting taking days... really cutting into my vibe coding holiday plans :(
December 23, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Augh, end of year quarterly accounting taking days... really cutting into my vibe coding holiday plans :(
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PhD and Postdoc positions drop! The Research Council of Norway funded MishMash Centre for AI & Creativity has announced 18 doctoral and 6 postdoc positions in arts and/or science. I’m a member of the Scientific Advisory Board and so pleased to see this happening.
mishmash.no/news/positio...
mishmash.no/news/positio...
18 PhD and 6 Postdoc positions at MishMash/Norway
The first round of MishMash doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships are now announced.
mishmash.no
December 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
PhD and Postdoc positions drop! The Research Council of Norway funded MishMash Centre for AI & Creativity has announced 18 doctoral and 6 postdoc positions in arts and/or science. I’m a member of the Scientific Advisory Board and so pleased to see this happening.
mishmash.no/news/positio...
mishmash.no/news/positio...
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An absolute must read if you’re working on AI and storytelling. @tuhinchakr.bsky.social is doing important work and blowing up many common assumptions about generated writing, while coming from a principled POV.
People often dismiss A.I.-generated literature because they read books to access someone else’s consciousness. But what if they can’t tell the difference? newyorkermag.visitlink.me/GVKI7f
What if Readers Like A.I.-Generated Fiction?
If economic and technological transformations have changed our relationship with literature before, they could do so again.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
December 21, 2025 at 3:53 AM
An absolute must read if you’re working on AI and storytelling. @tuhinchakr.bsky.social is doing important work and blowing up many common assumptions about generated writing, while coming from a principled POV.
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The deadline for Electronic Literature Collection 5 has been extended from 6 January 2026 to 31 January 2026!
eliterature.github.io/elc5-info/
eliterature.github.io/elc5-info/
Call for Submissions
The Electronic Literature Organization (ELO) seeks submissions for Volume 5 of the Electronic Literature Collection.
eliterature.github.io
December 20, 2025 at 4:46 AM
The deadline for Electronic Literature Collection 5 has been extended from 6 January 2026 to 31 January 2026!
eliterature.github.io/elc5-info/
eliterature.github.io/elc5-info/
Herdling (the game) is really beatiful, has lots of cave paintings and shrines in the woods— strong rec. store.steampowered.com/app/3047750/...
Herdling on Steam
Guide a herd of mysterious creatures on a stirring and beautiful journey into the mountains… and beyond.
store.steampowered.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Herdling (the game) is really beatiful, has lots of cave paintings and shrines in the woods— strong rec. store.steampowered.com/app/3047750/...
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Oh wow, for some of you this will be Christmas come early - 3d visualisation of planes in the skies over any airport in the world RIGHT NOW. Don't look at how close they all get to each other, whatever you do: objectiveunclear.com/airloom.html (via @puntofisso.bsky.social's excellent newsletter)
December 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Oh wow, for some of you this will be Christmas come early - 3d visualisation of planes in the skies over any airport in the world RIGHT NOW. Don't look at how close they all get to each other, whatever you do: objectiveunclear.com/airloom.html (via @puntofisso.bsky.social's excellent newsletter)
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Kindle app now answers questions about the book you’re reading
Kindle app now answers questions about the book you’re reading
No spoilers.
buff.ly
December 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Kindle app now answers questions about the book you’re reading
A reminder of the fabulous Tales of the Weird book series from British Library, with 3 excellent Christmas/Solstice ghost story collections, on top of the latest newsletter (that also includes a hefty weird section) arnicas.substack.com/p/titaa-735-...
TITAA #73.5: Weird December Tales
Image Similarity - Procjam - Museum Labels - Shopify?! - RAG - Myrninerest - Quantum Magic
arnicas.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:29 AM
A reminder of the fabulous Tales of the Weird book series from British Library, with 3 excellent Christmas/Solstice ghost story collections, on top of the latest newsletter (that also includes a hefty weird section) arnicas.substack.com/p/titaa-735-...
Wake Up Dead Man was solid fun. 👍
December 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Wake Up Dead Man was solid fun. 👍
this site is adorable - a bunch of historical document vibe coded apps, some of which are funny and some of which are really useful. advent-calendar.humanities.tools
December 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM
this site is adorable - a bunch of historical document vibe coded apps, some of which are funny and some of which are really useful. advent-calendar.humanities.tools
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We return in 2026! Join us in Leiden NL 15–19 June for a week of cutting-edge research & insights.
We’re partnering with leading studios like Activision, @ccpgames.com, Google DeepMind, @microsoft.com @riotgames.com @unity.com, Krafton, Wargaming, Icoinic, @sonyai.bsky.social & Ludomotion and more!
We’re partnering with leading studios like Activision, @ccpgames.com, Google DeepMind, @microsoft.com @riotgames.com @unity.com, Krafton, Wargaming, Icoinic, @sonyai.bsky.social & Ludomotion and more!
December 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We return in 2026! Join us in Leiden NL 15–19 June for a week of cutting-edge research & insights.
We’re partnering with leading studios like Activision, @ccpgames.com, Google DeepMind, @microsoft.com @riotgames.com @unity.com, Krafton, Wargaming, Icoinic, @sonyai.bsky.social & Ludomotion and more!
We’re partnering with leading studios like Activision, @ccpgames.com, Google DeepMind, @microsoft.com @riotgames.com @unity.com, Krafton, Wargaming, Icoinic, @sonyai.bsky.social & Ludomotion and more!
@dmimno.bsky.social the maps paper is great -- but where is the dataset??
December 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
@dmimno.bsky.social the maps paper is great -- but where is the dataset??
Proceedings for the Computational Humanities Review conf #chr2025 happening now in Luxembourg (I am not at it and am sad): anthology.ach.org/volumes/vol0...
Edited by Taylor Arnold, Margherita Fantoli, and Ruben Ros
anthology.ach.org
December 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Proceedings for the Computational Humanities Review conf #chr2025 happening now in Luxembourg (I am not at it and am sad): anthology.ach.org/volumes/vol0...
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Artographer: a Curatorial Interface for Art Space Exploration
Artographer: a Curatorial Interface for Art Space Exploration
Relating a piece to previously established works is crucial in creating and engaging with art, but AI interfaces tend to obscure such relationships, rather than helping users explore them. Embedding m...
arxiv.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Artographer: a Curatorial Interface for Art Space Exploration
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The call for proposals is posted for the Electronic Literature Organization 2026 conference. It will be hosted fully online July 15-18, 2026 by a team based at the University of Central Florida with collaborators around the world.
(Submissions will open soon!)
projects.cah.ucf.edu/elo2026/cfp....
(Submissions will open soon!)
projects.cah.ucf.edu/elo2026/cfp....
Call for Proposals - ELO 2026
projects.cah.ucf.edu
December 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The call for proposals is posted for the Electronic Literature Organization 2026 conference. It will be hosted fully online July 15-18, 2026 by a team based at the University of Central Florida with collaborators around the world.
(Submissions will open soon!)
projects.cah.ucf.edu/elo2026/cfp....
(Submissions will open soon!)
projects.cah.ucf.edu/elo2026/cfp....
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I saw @shomir.bsky.social's alignment chart of novels he's read about academia and that was extremely fun so here is mine
December 6, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I saw @shomir.bsky.social's alignment chart of novels he's read about academia and that was extremely fun so here is mine
Fantastic new wildflower plates and descriptions shared as a benchmark task from Smithsonian folks - github.com/Smithsonian/... with comparison of Gemini VLM models and Qwen models on it #ff2025
December 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Fantastic new wildflower plates and descriptions shared as a benchmark task from Smithsonian folks - github.com/Smithsonian/... with comparison of Gemini VLM models and Qwen models on it #ff2025
Interesting game experiment in Bristol Museum — making egyptian god characters into personalities with quests for visitors to solve, “CultureQuest”.
December 5, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Interesting game experiment in Bristol Museum — making egyptian god characters into personalities with quests for visitors to solve, “CultureQuest”.