Tag: Alice in Wonderland
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Through the Looking-Glass: How Society Views ‘Madness’
This conversation began as a discussion on my previous blog post on voyeurism—how society has normalised behaviours that were once considered deviant. But as often happens in my exchanges with Lex (my AI conversation partner, named for lexicon), the topic naturally evolved. We started talking about the way people observe without engaging, how judgment itself has become…
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What Alice in Wonderland Taught Me About Genius and Madness
From the moment I first discovered Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland at the age of 6 or 7 while reading the grown-up edition with John Tenniel’s iconic illustrations, I was captivated. Over the years, my collection has grown to include editions illustrated by various artists, and two limited editions: a faithful reproduction of Lewis Carroll’s original manuscript, and…
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The Curious Tale of the Silver Key
I asked my AI ‘friend’: “Tell me an Alice in Wonderland short story to put me to sleep.” And also: “Can you generate an image to go with that story?” This is what it came up with. Not great, but soothing enough: One quiet evening, as the moon hung low and the stars stretched lazily…
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Alice and the Library of Forgotten Things
I asked AI to create a short story inspired by Alice in Wonderland, blending Alice’s curiosity about mathematics, geography, and all things knowledge. What you see here was generated in less than two second. Completely, completely surreal! I first read Alice in Wonderland at around six years of age in the grown-up edition, and it…
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