Every 📧(@every):Taste in an age of AI may depend on materials intelligence, or MQ: an appreciation of the raw materials and techniques behind a finished product, argues @smc90 for her Thesis Statement. Think textiles and stitches, powder coatings, digital textures, or the enamel technique used in a piece of jewelry. The designer’s name and the story of who wore it give an object some meaning, but so does the mood board that inspired it or the behind-the-scenes photo of the process. Her bet: As AI commoditizes more of the surrounding work, materials carry human expertise that has accumulated and has been sustained over centuries. Read Sonal’s full Thesis Statement:

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Taste in an age of AI may depend on materials intelligence, or MQ: an appreciation of the raw materials and techniques behind a finished product, argues @smc90 for her Thesis Statement. Think textiles and stitches, powder coatings, digital textures, or the enamel technique used in a piece of jewelry. The designer’s name and the story of who wore it give an object some meaning, but so does the mood board that inspired it or the behind-the-scenes photo of the process. Her bet: As AI commoditizes more of the surrounding work, materials carry human expertise that has accumulated and has been sustained over centuries. Read Sonal’s full Thesis Statement: