AI Vision System and Tactical Media Practice: An Analysis of Trevor Paglen’s Convergent Artistic Explorations

View at Publisher

Ask AI

Bookmark

Share

Key Points

This research aims to connect Trevor Paglen's artistic practices with the concept of tactical media since the 1990s and to clarify their tactical structure regarding AI vision systems.
Theoretical examination of the concept of tactical media.
Contextual positioning of Paglen's artworks in relation to tactical media.
Case analysis of artworks related to AI vision systems at three levels: target technology, operational processes, and mediation methods.
Reevaluation of Paglen's activism highlights connections to the historical trajectory of tactical media.
Artworks analyzed reveal aesthetic tactics that intervene in AI vision systems.
Discussion emphasizes the critical importance of tactical mediation beyond mere visualization of technology for establishing tactical artistic practices.

Answers are grounded in this paper and cite their sources.

Analysis reveals artistic tactics in AI vision systems via tactical media in Trevor Paglen's works, suggesting a new critical approach.

No abstract yet. The journal hasn't published one we can show.

No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.

Son et al. (2026) studied this question.

View at Publisher

Ask AI

Bookmark

Share