Cornell Brooks Tech Policy Institute : Nonhuman Witnessing: War, Data & Ecology after the End of the 
World 

Michael Richardson 
Associate Professor University of New South Wales Sydney 

Dismantling the primacy of traditional human­based forms of witnessing is crucial in an era of tech no-scientific war, ecological catastrophe, and technological capture. Media and mediation are central to these intersecting crises-and to the human capacity to build new ways of knowing and being after the end of the world. In this talk, Michael will explore how ecological, machinic, and algorithmic forms of witnessing can help us better understand and respond. This talk examines the mediations, effects, and communicative relations of nonhuman witnessing across an array of sites, from nuclear testing on First Nations land to autonomous drone warfare to algorithmic investigative tools.