Futures 2084

Artificial Empathy

Artificial Empathy

Author: Estefanía Alderete

“In 2084, the world creates machines to meet human needs and whatever people require; among them, home care, a pet or companionship, clothing manufacturing, assistance at work, etc. They manage to create clothes from recyclable materials, for special occasions, using innovative fabrics, etc. People have become more aware of environmental issues by creating machines to separate waste and committing to care more for plants so that city life is more connected to nature. Cars are electric, so gradually, fuel stops being used. When private meetings make it difficult to meet in person, holograms are used, and for outdoor gatherings, each person or group must find their space while respecting others, so everyone can enjoy the environment.” Estefanía Alderete

This imagination is framed within the pedagogical proposal of the Ecenarro Turrillo Chair, Introduction to Project Knowledge 2 (ICP 2), Ciclo Básico Común (CBC), University of Buenos Aires UBA. It responds to a gap developed during 2023 linked to the 2084 Futures Imagined from the South Program.

Students are invited to dream and develop utopias with the motto of traveling to the future, the year 2084, and propose imaginations/transformations, understanding that design and its design disciplines are tools to improve contemporary and everyday living, with a sustainable commitment .

The teaching team was made up of Graciela Ecenarro, Andrea Santangelo, Silvina de Gennaro, Juan I. Cabello, Florencia de la Quintana, Natalia Naredo, Luciana Quartaruolo, Santiago Ortí, Andrea López, Natalia Ardissone y Mateo Olabarrieta.

Clarification: given that some of the imaginations have been delivered without a title, from the editing area of 2084 Futures Imagined from the South, we decided to give them a possible title with the intention of equaling them to other imaginations that do have them, simultaneously helping to distinguish them .

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