Kyle McDonaldEthereum EmissionsEthereum emits around 20 ktCO2/day, similar to 2–3 coal power plants. Estimated from hashrate, GPU efficiency, miner location, and more.8 min read·Dec 1, 2021--4--4
Kyle McDonaldWorking with FacesA journey into the art of face analysis and classification.24 min read·Dec 23, 2020--1--1
Kyle McDonaldAgainst Face AnalysisThe use of mugshots in vision research, and the shift from face recognition to face attribute classification.7 min read·Oct 6, 2020--2--2
Kyle McDonaldData of the Humpback WhaleExploring visualization and analysis techniques for humpback whale songs.22 min read·Jun 5, 2019----
Kyle McDonaldHow to recognize fake AI-generated imagesAn overview of some common glitches from generative adversarial networks, with a focus on faces.7 min read·Dec 5, 2018--15--15
Kyle McDonaldSeeking studio managerHi! I’m an artist based in Los Angeles working with code, and I’m looking to hire a part-time studio manager.3 min read·Nov 26, 2018----
Kyle McDonaldDance x Machine Learning: First StepsCreating new datasets and exploring new algorithms in the context of the dance performance “discrete figures”13 min read·Oct 8, 2018--1--1
Kyle McDonaldinArtists + Machine IntelligenceNeural Nets for Generating MusicAlgorithmic music composition has developed a lot in the last few years, but the idea has a long history. In some sense, the first…13 min read·Aug 25, 2017--14--14
Kyle McDonaldHow to get free wifi on public networksThis short tutorial describes a few methods for gaining access to the internet, a basic human right, from public wireless networks.4 min read·Feb 1, 2017--30--30