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How to Dine Alone | Alicia Guo

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Hi, I'm Alicia! I'm an HCI researcher, computational artist, and poet. Right now I am a first year master's student at MIT studying Computer Science interested in multi-modal generative models, tools for thought, and expanding human creativity and cognition through human-AI interaction.

Alicia Guo — How to Dine Alone ← basement May 11, 2022 · cnf You try to catch the waiter's attention, but his focus skips over to the young couple by the window. They have just sat down, but there is twice the body to catch the eye — twice the hunger, twice the urgency. You give a small wave as he passes by, not enough for a friend, barely enough for the stranger. There is no need to be extravagant, no one is watching — movement from a still corner will always elicit surprise. There is not much room for back and forth, dishes are not to be shared. No commitment issues, the item you choose is w

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