Into the Deep: AI, Monsters, and Mapping the Unknown
Abstract This paper explores the intersection of artificial intelligence, cartography, and mythology through the lens of digital representation. Using DeepSeek’s oceanic branding and the art project Imaginary Blues as entry points, it examines how historical strategies for mapping the unknown—such as sea monsters on medieval maps—have evolved into algorithmic practices that fab
What they did
Abstract This paper explores the intersection of artificial intelligence, cartography, and mythology through the lens of digital representation. Using DeepSeek’s oceanic branding and the art project Imaginary Blues as entry points, it examines how historical strategies for mapping the unknown—such as sea monsters on medieval maps—have evolved into algorithmic practices that fabricate synthetic certainties. By reimagining mythical creatures through data collages built from Goo
What they found
Read the original for the outcome. This is not NOVA Lab research.