Benjamin H. Bratton speaks about multipolar planetary computation at the book launch of Vertical Atlas, October 2022.

“The question of planetary governance that is inevitably projected through planetary computation cannot be based on the reification of regional cultures but the organization of new forms of sensing, modeling, recursion, and composition.”

Learn more at http://www.verticalatlas.net

Vertical Atlas is a joint research initiative by Hivos and Het Nieuwe Instituut, a unique compendium of maps, artworks and essays that help to navigate the digital transformation and its complex effects at different locations around the world. The publication brings together the insights of 80 internationally renowned artists, scientists and technologists from different backgrounds and places. From an investigation into the lithium mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo to maps of the fiber-optic submarine cables in the Atlantic and the ride-hailing platforms of China.

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