Interview on the Ethics of Mapping Slums

I had the wonderful opportunity to interview Michael Nagenborg and Isaac Oluoch on their work in the ethics of mapping slums. The transcript and the video are published in the inaugural issue of the Philosophy of the City Journal, Philosophies of the City.

Some of the questions we discussed are: How is the use of artificial intelligence changing the practice of mapping deprived living areas? What does it mean for inhabitants and urban planners that machines are participating in the interpretation of spaces? What can philosophers contribute to such issues?

Inaugural Issue: Philosophies of the City

We are super proud to present the first, inaugural issue of the Philosophy of the City Journal, titled Philosophies of the City: https://ugp.rug.nl/potcj/article/view/41253.

Urban Aesthetics and Technology

What makes environments beautiful? What distinguishes the beauty of the city from that of a meadow? How do technologies like self-driving vehicles and 5G shape our aesthetic experience of the city? These are some of the questions I discuss in an interview with the Finnish philosopher Sanna Lehtinen.