Eryk Salvaggio

Eryk Salvaggio’s practice is a fusion of digital art, hacking, policy research and media theory. His weekly newsletter, Cybernetic Forests, examines the social and cultural effects of artificial intelligence, with a focus on the gaps between datasets and the world they claim to represent. He is the Emerging Technology Research Advisor for the Siegel Family Endowment, a philanthropic organization focused on responsible tech, and was a 2024 Flickr Foundation Research Fellow. He holds an MSc in Media and Communications from the London School of Economics and an MSc in Applied Cybernetics from the Australian National University. He has worked with partners including AIxDesign’s Story & Code program, the AI Village at DEFCON 31, Space10, the Australian National University, the Swiss National Science Foundation, the Wikimedia Foundation, the Internet Archive, and the National Gallery of Australia. His artwork was presented at SXSW, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, DEFCON 31, The New Museum, Galerie Stadt Sindelfingen, SONAR, the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona, the UN Internet Governance Forum, and the DAHJ Gallery. He has been highlighted in pieces with Wired, the BBC4, The New York Times, ArtForum, NBC News, Neural, Dirty, Mute Magazine, and Outland.