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In this episode, host Peter Bauman (Le Random’s editor in chief) speaks with transdisciplinary artist Stephanie Dinkins about AI as a container for preserving oral history, tradition, and the kinds of community knowledge that rarely make it onto the internet. Dinkins shares how a chance encounter with Bina48 in 2014 reshaped her practice. They discuss how this connects to her push for small, community-driven data that protects nuance and self-definition, especially for Black and Brown communities, against the homogenizing pull of large corporate models. They also cover Not the Only One as a “living archive” of family memory, the politics of access, privacy, and consent, and why Dinkins treats imagination (and hyperstition ) as a practical method for building the AI futures we actually want. Monday's editorial (Beeple on Robot Dogs as Canvas): https://www.lerandom.art/editorial/beeple-on-robot-dogs-as-canvas Chapters 📖: [00:00:03]: Intro: Le Random podcast, Beeple, Stephanie Dinkins [00:03:40]: Play, exploration, and academic freedom [00:07:02]: Meeting Bina48 changes everything [00:12:31]: Small data versus homogenizing big data [00:18:35]: Worldbuilding, autonomy, and Not The Only One [00:24:57]: Using AI to preserve family ethos [00:31:53]: Prompting against algorithmic whitening [00:39:05]: Beyond fear: engagement and agency [00:45:42]: Students’ use, negotiation, and deep work [00:50:27]: Surfing change and lifelong learning