#frAIday Talk
I detta samtal visar Ymer och Cyanne hur kreativt hackande och experimenterande kan avslöja sprickor i den blanka ytan hos generativ AI. Genom att titta bakom kulisserna synliggör de dolda maktstrukturer och hur både naturresurser och data utvinns för att driva tekniken framåt.
Genom att "spegla algoritmen" (alltså använda återkoppling och konstnärliga metoder) kan vi få syn på de djupare fel och partiskheter som ofta döljs bakom teknikens fasad.
Ymer och Cyanne kommer att dela med sig av sina senaste projekt, där de utforskar AI genom alternativa berättelser och uppslukande miljöer. Ett av verken, Model Collapse, är en lekfull och ständigt föränderlig digital värld som visar var AI egentligen kommer ifrån, från jordens resurser till våra egna berättelser. Det är både ett arkiv och en upplevelse som utmanar hur vi ser på teknikens roll i samhället.
Ymer Marinus is an artist who delves into the mysteries of human connection with (digital) technology. Recently involved in uncovering the ever growing mysteries surrounding Ai. They believe that invisible tech should not be feared but examined, dissected, and re-experienced in a new, raw form. Their work aligns with hacking ideology, focusing on reclaiming and repurposing technologies to uncover underlying power structures and discomfort. This discomfort often arises from systemic issues such as the pursuit of capturing attention, reinforcing hidden biases, or prioritizing endless profit. Ymer sees technologies as politicized tools that reflect broader societal forces but also as opportunities for transformation. By taking them apart, reassembling them, or chaining them together in different ways, deeper truths can be revealed and more meaningfull experiences can be uncovered.
Cyanne van den houten (they/she) is a media artist based in utrecht and rotterdam (NL) who seeks to uncover digital mysteries and make technology’s hidden layers tangible. their practice is rooted in open-source thinking, collaboration, queer and feminist tech (histories), and a care for (DIY) tools that stay open and legible.
Moderator
Prof Dr Ele Carpenter is a research-based curator of interdisciplinary politicised art, with over 25 years curatorial experience in public museums, artist run spaces, research networks and academia. In 2021 Ele Carpenter was appointed as Professor of Interdisciplinary Art & Culture at Umeå School of Architecture, and Director of the new UmArts Research Centre in partnership with Bildmuseet.