MSc Thesis Explorations (2022 - 2023)

Welcome to The Project.

This is where I wrote text pieces about machine learning, intelligence, understanding and ethical questions in their broadest form as part of my Master’s thesis for the MSc Media Technology. It has been a combination of literature review and my own unqualified opinion blended together in the form of a blog. The information is undoubtedly outdated by now, so read it in the context in which it was made. Enjoy!

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6. Concrete Case Study: The Toeslagenaffaire

This piece aims to dive deeper into an example of the usage of machine learning and the perceived …

Maarten Mintjes 7/18/22 Maarten Mintjes 7/18/22

3. Putting robots in boxes

If you have not read anything by Sir Kazuo Ishiguro, I would highly recommend it. Ishiguro is a present day Japanese writer, known for novels like Never Let Me Go and The Remains of the Day. His newest work …

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2. But why, Mr. Robot?

Alright, let me be honest. When I said at the end of the previous piece that this is where the interesting stuff would start, I did not quite have the idea of a piece like this in mind. Not that I find this …

Maarten Mintjes 7/8/22 Maarten Mintjes 7/8/22

1. On Machine Learning

Let’s talk about Machine Learning.

It is worth noting here that I should not be …

This project is part of my graduation for the MSc Media Technology at the University of Leiden / Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague. If you’d like to check out more of my work from there, have a look at my portfolio from the first year of the Master’s programme.