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A I
Artificial Intelligence
Das andere Ich
ARS ELECTRONICA 2017
FESTIVAL FOR ART, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY
A I
Artificial Intelligence
Das andere Ich
Edited by Gerfried Stocker / Christine Schöpf / Hannes Leopoldseder
Ars Electronica 2017
Festival for Art, Technology, and Society
September 7—11, 2017
Ars Electronica, Linz
Editors: Hannes Leopoldseder, Christine Schöpf, Gerfried Stocker
Editing: Magdalena Götz
Translations:
German–English, all texts (unless otherwise indicated): Mel Greenwald
English–German: Ingrid Fischer-Schreiber
German text writers: Teresa Brandstetter, Maria Sigl
Copyediting: David Westacott
Graphic design and production: Cornelia Prokop, Lunart Werbeagentur
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Ars Electronica 2017 Lehramt Bildnerische Erziehung—Kunstuniversität Linz Prix Ars Electronica 2017 Ars Electronica Festival / Prix / Exhibitions
Festival für Kunst, Technologie und Gesellschaft LENTOS Kunstmuseum Linz Christl Baur, Johanna Berger, Lisa Brandstötter, Elise Brokensha,
Festival for Art, Technology, and Society Mariendom Linz Co-organizers Florina Costamoling, Stephan Feichter, Hannes F. Franks, Marion
mb21 ORF Oberösterreich Friedl, Jessica Galirow, Magdalena Götz, Randolf Helmstetter, Martin
Organization MIT Media Lab Director: Kurt Rammerstorfer Honzik, Isabella Kartusch, Katia Elisabeth Kreuzhuber, Veronika
Ars Electronica Linz GmbH & Co KG Moviemento Christina Liebl, Kristina Maurer, Hans Christian Merten, Antonia
Managing Directors OÖ Familienbund LIVA—Veranstaltungsgesellschaft m.b.H. Mittendrein, Fabian Mühlberger, Manuela Naveau, Emiko Ogawa,
Gerfried Stocker, Diethard Schwarzmair QUT Queensland University of Technology Directors: Hans-Joachim Frey, Thomas Ziegler Noemi Emma Parraghy, Birgit Prinz, Christina Radner, Michael
Ars-Electronica-Straße 1, 4040 Linz, Austria Resonate OK Offenes Kulturhaus im OÖ Kulturquartier Samhaber, Karl Schmidinger, Karla Spiluttini, Viktoria Wöss,
Tel: [phone] Salon 2000 Directors: Martin Sturm, Gabriele Daghofer Carla Zamora Campos
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Directors: Martin Sturm, Gabriele Daghofer VWoalkasgh Soocchisecthyule Linz Press Ars Electronica Solutions
Partners Wanderkoch Christopher Sonnleitner, Robert Bauernhansl, Ina Badics, Michael Badics, Stefan Dorn, Gregor Fritsch, Yvonne
ACM Siggraph Wirtschaftskammer OÖ Martin Hieslmair, Vanessa Graf, Katja Nitsche Hauser, Barbara Hinterleitner, Martin Kaiser, Pascal Maresch, Harald
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Blue Danube Robotics ZusammenHelfen in Oberösterreich Ars Electronica SPAXELS
BORG Bad Leonfelden Ars Electronica Linz GmbH & Co KG Patrick Berger, Chris Bruckmayr, Harald Dirisamer, Samuel Jakob Eckl,
BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts Brussels Directors Ars Electronica: Gerfried Stocker, Christine Schöpf Michael Kaiser, Michael Platz, Raphael Elias Prinz zu Schaumburg-Lippe,
bugnplay.ch Head of Festival: Martin Honzik Managing Directors Jonathan Rutherford, Simon Schmid, Michael Treml
C3 Technical Head: Karl Julian Schmidinger Gerfried Stocker, Diethard Schwarzmair
Campus Genius Award Head of Finance & Organization: Veronika Liebl
Ars Electronica Center OK Offenes Kulturhaus im OÖ Kulturquartier
Central Linz Production Team: Felix Auer, Christl Baur, Johanna Berger, Davide Katharina Aichinger, Renata Aigner, Viktoria Aistleitner,
Centre for the Promotion of Science Bevilacqua, Klaus Birklbauer, Lisa Brandstötter, Bernd Breitenauer, Joan Bairam, Andreas Bauer, Reinhard Bengesser, Blanka OK CyberArts Team
Crossing Europe Elise Brokensha, Alessio Chierico, Florina Costamoling, Roman Denkmaier, Johannes Egler, Erika Eiter, Julia Felberbauer, Directors: Martin Sturm, Gabriele Daghofer
CUBUS Dachsberger, Arno Deutschbauer, Klaus Dieterstorfer, Elwin Ebmer, Melinda File, Johanna Firmberger, Andrea Fröhlich, Philipp Public Relations & Project Management: Maria Falkinger
DIG gallery Anna Eder, Stephan Feichter, Albert Förster, Samuel Förster, Gartlehner, Mitra Gazvini-Zateh, Christian Gerber, Elisabeth Exhibition Team: Genoveva Rückert*, Martina Rauschmayer,
DISK Berlin / CTM Festival Benedikt Foreith, Hannes F. Franks, Marion Friedl, Simone Gerhard-Mayrhofer, Nicole Grüneis, Anton Grünwald Beleda, Andreas Kurz, Maria Venzl*
Education Group Furtlehner, Bettina Gahleitner, Jessica Galirow, Magdalena Götz, Ulrike Gschwandtner, Harald Haas, Birgit Hartinger, Anna Art Mediation & Texts*: Erika Baldinger, Manuela Gruber,
Europe for Festivals, Festivals for Europe EFFE Andreas Gröstlinger, Jürgen Hagler, Jürgen Haller, Randolf Haslehner, Barbara Heinzl, Thomas Hillinger, Florian Hofer, Anna Kannonier, Marlies Stöger and Curators*
European Media Art Network Helmstetter, Alex Hinterlassnig, David Holzweber, Nikolaus Sri Rahayu Hofstadler, Gerold Hofstadler, Eva Hofstädter, OK Night: Markus Reindl*
European Theatre Lab: Drama goes digital Jungwirth, Isabella Kartusch, Thomas Kluckner, Melanie Köhler, Thomas Jannke, David Jentgens, Erika Jungreithmayr, Elisabeth Production Manager: Aron Rynda
ETH Zürich Katia Kreuzhuber, Bernhard Küllinger, Viktoria Laco, Juliane Leitner, Kattner, Herwig Kerschner, Viktoria Klepp, Karin Knoll, Michael Production Team: Florian Aistleitner, Jarno Bachheimer, Katharina
Etopia Kristina Maurer, Hans Christian Merten, Antonia Mittendrein, Koller, Thomas Kollmann, Christoph Kremer, Johannes Kubinger, Baldinger-Hackl, Stefan Brandmayr, Attila Ferenczi, Alfred Fürholzer,
European Southern Observatory (ESO) Claudia Moser, Fabian Mühlberger, Manuela Naveau, Michaela Andeas Leeb, Sabine Leidlmair, Juliane Leitner, Anna Katharina Martin Haselsteiner, David Kraxberger, Bernhard Kitzmüller, Daniel
European Space Agency (ESA) Obermayer, Emiko Ogawa, Hideaki Ogawa, Noemi Parraghy, Link, Ulrike Mair, Reingard Medicus, Kathrin Meyer, Clemens Mock, Mandel, Mohammad Fadi Daham, Franz Quirchtmayr, Andreas
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Gluon Co-curators Stöttner-Breuer, Thomas Straßhofer, Andreas Stürmer, Sabrina Kamenar, Sigrid Krenner, Simon Lachner, Katharina Lackner,
GV Art London Ars Electronica Animation Festival: Christine Schöpf, Johannes Stürzlinger, Ilona Stütz, Istvan Szabo, Bhoomesh Barbara Mair, Judith Maule, Franz Minichberger, Walter Mühlböck,
hTh-CDN Jürgen Hagler Tak, Michael Thaler, Thomas Viehböck, Florian Voggeneder, Wolfgang Nagl, Kadir Özdemir, Maria Pachinger, Josef Pfarrhofer,
Interface Cultures Artificial Intimacy: Claudia Falkinger Raffaela Vornicu, Manuel Walch, Florian Wanninger, Franz Pfifferling, Wilhelm Pichler, Angelika Pöschl, Gerda Sailer,
Interio AG Big Concert Night: Markus Poschner Silke Weich, Judith Wittinghofer Markus Schiller, Ulrike Schimpl, Helene Schoißengeyr, Michael
International Students Creative Award Campus Exhibition, Interface Cultures: Christa Sommerer, Ars Electronica Futurelab Weingärtner, Petra Wimmer, Natascha Woldrich
Johannes Kepler Universität Linz Laurent Mignonneau, Masaki Fujihata, Michaela Ortner, Roland Aigner, Florian Berger, Barbara Erlinger, Maria Eschlböck,
Kapelica Gallery / Kersnikova Institute Fabrizio Lamoncha Peter Freudling, Matthew Gardiner, Rachel Hanlon, Roland Haring, LIVA – Veranstaltungsgesellschaft – Brucknerhaus
Kepler Salon–Verein zur Förderung von Wissensvermittlung Campus Exhibition, UCLA: Victoria Vesna, Xin Xin Susanne Hintringer, Peter Holzkorn, Horst Hörtner, Christoph Ignaz
Kinematics GmbH Expanded Animation: Jürgen Hagler, Alexander Wilhelm Kirmaier, Anna Kuthan, Christopher Lindinger, Martina Mara, Directors: Hans-Joachim Frey, Thomas Ziegler
Kitchen Budapest Sonic Saturday: Volkmar Klien, Se-Lien Chuang, Michael Mayr, Stefan Mittlböck-Jungwirth-Fohringer, Otto Naderer, Team: Wolfgang Scheibner, Wolfgang Schützeneder, Ursula Kislinger
Klimabündnis Österreich Gmbh—Regionalstelle Oberösterreich Andreas Weixler, Elisabeth Zimmermann Nicolas Naveau, Hideaki Ogawa, Ben Olsen, Maria Anna Pfeifer,
Krmpf Krmpf Studios Media Art between Natural and Artificial Intelligence: Poorya Piroozan, Johannes Pöll, Erwin Reitböck, Clemens Francis
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Centre for the Promotion of Science Landesmusikschule Steyr
Crossing Europe le lieu unique
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DISK Berlin / CTM Festival Mariendom Linz
Education Group mb21
ETH Zürich MIT Media Lab
Etopia Moviemento
European Media Art Network OÖ Familienbund NTT Sonnleitner GmbH & Co KG Österreichische Post AG Greiner Holding AG
European Theatre Lab: Drama goes digital QUT Queensland University of Technology
Europe for Festivals, Festivals for Europe EFFE Resonate
European Southern Observatory (ESO) Salon 2000
European Space Agency (ESA) Science Gallery Dublin
eutema Stadtbibliothek Linz
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FMX–Conference on Animation, Effects, Games Tourismusverband Linz
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Contents
Gerfried Stocker Media Art between Natural and Kotaro Tanimichi, Shunji Yamanaka, Prototyping & ART MARKET INITIATIVE
AI Artificial Intelligence. The Other I 16 Artificial Intelligence Design Laboratory, University of Tokyo, al-dente 94
Gerfried Stocker
Cynthia Zaven, Perpetuum Mobile 95
Kenric McDowell Markets for Media Art–the Art Market
CONFERENCES, LECTURES, AI Poetry Hits the Road 59 STAIR Lab., Surface & Architecture Inc, Kyoko Kunoh, Initiative at Ars Electronica 2017 130
Tomohiro Akagawa, Tanoshim Inc., mokha Inc.,
WORKSHOPS 23 Refik Anadol, Archive Dreaming 66 Tokyo Studio Co. Ltd., hananona 96 Christophe de Jaeger
Memo Akten, Learning to See: Hello, World! 67 Gluon Initiative 132
qujOchÖ, Mythos von Theuth 97
g.tec medical engineering GmbH, BR41N.IO, Alessio Chierico, Christa Sommerer
Harshit Agrawal, Junichi Yamaoka, Yasuaki Kakehi,
The Brain-Computer Interface Designers Hackathon 68 Media Art and the Art Market 134
EXHIBITIONS (author)rise 98
Dragan Ilić, A3 K3 69
Markus Decker, Pamela Neuwirth, Hades 99
AI—THE OTHER I EXHIBITION ETH Zurich, CYBATHLON 70 EVENTS, CONCERTS &
Patrick Baudisch, Alexandra Ion, Robert Kovacs,
Daniel de Bruin, Neurotransmitter 3000 71 David Lindlbauer, Pedro Lopes, Ad Infinitum: PERFORMANCES
POINT ZERO—Human.0, Machine.0, Data.0
Gene Kogan, Selection of real-time a parasite that lives off human energy 100

neural-image transformations 72 Hiroki Sato, Kenichi Nakahara, Koya Narumi,
The Big Concert Night 2017 138
Cod.Act, Nyloïd 33 Jake Elwes, Latent Space | Closed Loop 73 Yasuaki Kakehi, Ryuma Niiyama,
Lien-Cheng Wang, Reading Plan 34 Lewis Rapkin, Automatic On The Road 74 Yoshihiro Kawahara, Papilion 101 Bruckner Orchestra Linz
An Opening 139
GayBird, Fidgety (In Between Up & Down) 35 Derek Curry, Jennifer Gradecki, Ippolit Markelov, artist group
“18 apples”, MetabolA.I. 102 Digital Musics in Concert 140
Eduardo Kac, Inner Telescope 36 Crowd-Sourced Intelligence Agency (CSIA) 75
Julian Jauk, A living piece of architecture 103 Marco Donnarumma, Corpus Nil 140
Guy Ben-Ary, cellF 37 Mario Klingemann, X Degrees of Separation 76
Jamie Allen, Martin Howse, Cedrik Fermont, In between 141
Theresa Reimann-Dubbers, A(.I.) Messianic Window 38 Alexia Lechot, Deltu 76
Shift Register: Artificial Fixation 104 Dimitri della Faille, Obosen Dutertador 142
Maria Yablonina, MoRFES_02: Robot Fabrica, Recognition 77
Haratech GmbH, Infabity 105 Lucas Abela 143
Ecologies for Construction 39 Michel Erler, Deep Learning Kubrick 78
Katia Vega, Xin Liu, Dermal Abyss 106 Ö1 Radiokunst–Kunstradio 144
Michele Spanghero, Ad lib. 40 Dentsu Lab Tokyo, Brian Eno’s The Ship–
So Kanno, Takahiro Yamaguchi, Asemic Languages 41 A Generative Film 79 European Digital Art and Science Network 107 Kristen Roos, Anti-Wave 144
Refik Anadol, Wind of Linz: Data Paintings 42 David Bowen, flyAI 80 Sarah Petkus, The Wandering Artist 107 Anna Friz, Radiation Day 145
Unknown Fields, All Up In My Grill 43 Pinar Yoldas, Kitty AI 81 Yen Tzu Chang, Whose scalpel 108 Andres Bosshard, Ho, Hei, Oho (a factory of memory) 145
Amy Karle, Regenerative Reliquary 44 Mike Tyka, Portraits of Imaginary People 82 Aoife van Linden Tol, Star Storm 109 20 Etudes for Piano by Philip Glass 146
Akinori Goto, Sculpture of Time 45 Entertainment Robot AIBO (ERS-110), Development Maki Namekawa, Cori Olan, 20 Etudes for 20 Etudes 146
Team, Please Don't Die Entertainment Robot AIBO 83 Artificial Intimacy
Daito Manabe, Yusuke Tomoto, 2bit Ishii, chains 46

Kathy Hinde, Solveig Settemsdal, Singularity 47 Anna Ridler, Fall of the House of Usher 84 Claudia Falkinger THEATER AND DIGITAL MEDIA
Emanuel Gollob, Robot, Doing Nothing 85 Artificial Intimacy 111
::vtol::, Until I Die | Driver | Red 48
Sam Lavigne, Brian Clifton, Francis Tseng, Kiiroo, Pearl2 + Onyx2 Couple Set 111 Theater and Digital Media—a platform event 150
Marlene Reischl, All of Us 49
White Collar Crime Risk Zones 86 Sergi Santos, Synthea Amatus SL, Samantha 112 Maren Dey
Marlene Reischl, Field 50
Xin Liu, Team Zo, Zo: Tangible AI 87 ZCDC / Zackary Canepari, Drea Cooper, HoneyPie 113 European Theatre Lab: Drama goes digital 152
Tobias Gremmler, Selected Works 2016-2017 51
Supasorn Suwajanakorn, Steven Seitz, VICE Videos, Making the World's First Male Sex Doll 114 I-Chun Chen, He-Lin Luo, L'Enfant 154
Behnaz Farahi, Bodyscape | Synapse 52 Ira Kemelmacher-Shlizerman, Synthesizing CyberRäuber, Schauspiel Dortmund,
OMGYES, OMGYES.com 115
Niek Hilkmann, Joseph Knierzinger, Michael Johannes Obama: Learning Lip Sync from Audio 88 The Memories of Borderline 155
Muik, our audible / profitable economy / exhibition 53 Terence Broad, Blade Runner–Autoencoded 89 Adrian David Cheok, Emma Yann Zhang, Kissenger 116 Thomas J. Jelinek, Jorge Sánchez-Chiong, Entropy 156
SAINT MACHINE, Hybrid Sensorium 54 Jake Elwes, Machine Learning Porn 117
Chris Bruckmayr, Didi Bruckmayr, Oliver Hödl, Fares
Euclid (Masahiko Sato and Takashi Kiriyama), Todd Anderson-Kunert, Almost there. 118 Kayali, Uli Kühn, Ruth Mateus-Berr, Julia Soto Delgado,
The Practice of Art and Science
Pool of Fingerprints 55 Dan Chen, End of Life Care Machine 119 Thomas Wagensommerer, Breaking The Wall 157
Domas Schwarz, Wachstropf 56 Daisuke Iizawa, Shunji Yamanaka, Prototyping & Ars Electronica Opening 158
Design Laboratory, University of Tokyo,
Nicolas Kisic Aguirre, Modular Rhythm Machine 57 Ars Electronica Nightline 159
F.o.G.–Face on Globe 91
FEATURED ARTIST
Vibert Thio, Duanger Du, Étude 160
Hiroshi Sugihara, Shunji Yamanaka, Prototyping &
Design Laboratory, University of Tokyo, Time's Up Ei Wada, Sempookin 161
Ready to Crawl 92 Turnton Docklands 122 Alex Augier, _nybble_ 162
Yuri Klebanov, Transparent Intent 93 SPECTRO DUO, I.M.FREE 163
Bhoomesh Tak, Trans-reality 164
Joseph Herscher, Machine Dream 165
FOCUS DIGITAL MUSICS & SOUND ART Digital Nature Group, University of Tsukuba Europagymnasium Baumgartenberg,
ARS ELECTRONICA
Recomposition of Human Presence: Eurogym Space Debris 342
Volkmar Klien, Elisabeth Zimmermann Waves, Material, and Intelligence 238 Fashion & Technology, FAT#2 343
Different Places: From broadcasting The Ecosystem of Ars Electronica 294
University of the Arts London OMAi, u19 – CREATE YOUR WORLD,
to transmitting to processing 168
Werner Jauk Campus Exhibition: Social Things 240 Ars Electronica Center Best of Animation Lab–Tagtool 343

What is music to an “An-other I” 170
The Ars Electronica Center as an Extracurricular Ars Electronica Futurelab
Werner Jauk ARS ELECTRONICA ANIMATION Teaching Facility for Colleges 298
e-mot-ivat-ion–Feeling the Ex-Tension 177 Next Generation JKU 300 SAP Data Space Berlin 346
Sparkasse OÖ Klangwolke 2017 Ars Electronica ANIMATION FESTIVAL 2017 247 Schools Program 302 MANUACT 348
Moby Dick 178
Jürgen Hagler, Alexander Wilhelm ESERO Austria–Inspiration Outer Space 305 insight | out 349
No. 5: Expanded Animation 253 Apprentice Days at the Ars Electronica Center 306 Into the Future of Work 350
FUTURE INNOVATORS SUMMIT Hiroshi Ishii, Tangible Media Group, MIT Media Lab, Material Intelligence: folding a new nature 352
RADICAL ATOMS: Materials by Design 307 Hello Machine–Hello Human 353
u19 – CREATE YOUR WORLD
The Alchemists of Art and Science 311 Ars Electronica Tokyo Initiative 354
Future Innovators Summit 182

Creative Robotics 312 SPAXELS RESEARCH INITIATIVE 356
Missions for Tomorrow 183
Future Festival of the Next Generation 2017 257
Beyond the Lab: The DIY Science Revolution 313 NTT–SKY COMPASS 358
The Themes of FIS2017 183
u19–Exhibit 264
TIME OUT .07 314 Investigating Future Urban Mobility 359
Program overview of FIS2017 184
CREATE YOUR WORLD TOUR 267
What would Ted Kaczynski’s daughter do…? 315 Ars Electronica Futurelab Academy @ QUT 2017 360
Ars Electronica Tokyo Initiative 185
Conferences @ u19 – CREATE YOUR WORLD 271
VRLab 316 Keith Armstrong, Matthew Davis, Luke Lickfold,
Memo Akten, Fight 318 Eremocene (Age of Loneliness) 362
CAMPUS PROGRAM GUEST PROJECTS Kitchen Budapest, Training 2038 319 BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc., Hakuhodo Inc.,
Ars Electronica Futurelab, Pacathon 363
Kunsthaus Graz, Tristan Schulze, [{Ghost}] 320

Campus 188 ENCAC–European Network for Anette Friedel, Erika Jungreithmayr, Outside–Inside 321
Ars Electronica Solutions
University of California, Los Angeles Contemporary Audiovisual Creation 274
Campus Exhibition: FEMINIST CLIMATE CHANGE: Christian Skjødt, ÆTER 274 Deep Space 8K ESA: Hyperwall in Frascati 366
Beyond the Binary 190
Matthew Biederman, Marko Peljhan, Victoria Vesna, Charles Taylor, Takashi Ikegami, New Attractions at the Vienna Giant Ferris Wheel 367
University of Art and Design Linz, Interface Cultures
We Should Take Nothing For Granted—On the Hiroo Iwata, Reiji Suzuki, Bird Song Diamond 324 Beehive Malta EU2017 368
Campus Exhibition: Made in Linz 203
Building of an Alert and Knowledgeable Citizenry 275 Maki Namekawa, Cori Olan, Interludium A, “Adventure Earth,” a Special Exhibition in
Aalborg University
Adam Basanta, Gil Delindro, Permafrost 276 Isang Yun | 3 Etudes for Piano, Philip Glass 325 AUDIOVERSUM Innsbruck 369
Campus Exhibition: Roads Less Travelled by ... 210
Gil Delindro, ( UN ) MEASUREMENTS 277 Frederick Baker, Marcel Karnapke, New PALFINGER WORLD in Lengau 370
Aalto University, School of Arts, Design
V2_, Lab for the Unstable Media, Summer Sessions 278 Pitoti Prometheus 326 70th Anniversary of the Federation of
and Architecture
Interactive Diorama–Rembrandt, 1632, Waag Society, Gene.coop 280 Daito Manabe, Mansai Nomura, Sanbaso 327 Upper Austrian Industries 371
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp 214 Špela Petrič, Günter Seyfried, Roland van Ouchhh, iOTA 328 SACHER–A Tourism Icon Goes High-Tech
Anton Bruckner Private University Upper Austria Dierendonck, Miha Turšič, Slavko Glamočanin, SPECTRO DUO, NOIZE Etudes 329 Adventure Erzberg 372
Campus Exhibition: Computer Music & Semiotics of the Laboratory 281 Tadej Droljc, Capillaries Capillaries 330 SILHOUETTE–Media Production for a Conference 373
Media Composition 216 FEAT–Future Emerging Art and Technology 282 VOID, ABYSMAL 331 Parliament's Temporary Relocation 374
ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena Ars Electronica, Women in Media Arts 284 Narrator’s Lowdown, A Flurrytale 332 circ responsibility, The Plastic Lab 375
The Internet of Enlightened Things 218
Small Cities Forum 285
Dr. Pamela Rose, Hisn al-Bab 333
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich,
netidee: Open Source Community Camp 286 Ars Electronica Export
Institute for Art Education DI René Mathe, Ars Electronica Futurelab,
Campus Exhibition: Sense of Space and Time 223 Stadtwerkstatt, STWST48x3 288 The Virtual Reconstruction of the Ars Electronica in Berlin 2017 378
State University of São Paulo, Arts Institute Ö1, Ars Electronica, The Mobile Ö1 Atelier 289 Synagogue in Linz 334 HYBRIDS–On the borderline between
Campus Exhibition: Natural Intelligence–NI 229 Klaus Dieterstorfer, Empathic Gateway 290 Christiane Miethge, Nils Otte, HOMO DIGITALIS 335 Art and Technology 380
University of Auckland BIO AUSTRIA, Farmers’ Market 291 Dr. Manuela Macedonia, Grasping 336 Pneuma Fountain by Chico MacMurtrie 381
arc/sec Lab for Digital Spatial Oval Sound, Oval 292 Florian Voggeneder, Austronomy 337 Ars Electronica in the Knowledge Capital–IMPETUS
Operations and Carol Brown Dances 234
SOFEA, Top Swing Golf Robot 3.0 293 Yoichiro Kawaguchi, Paradise “Growth” in Zero Gravity 338 AND MOVEMENT (Vol. 6) | InduSTORY (Vol. 7) 382
University of Tsukuba
Atsushi Tadokoro, Disenchantment Space 339 Engineering the Future 384
Campus Exhibition: PhD Program of
Empowerment Informatics 236 Jürgen Hagler, Experimental 339 European Forum Alpbach 2016–Best of Art & Science 384
HYUNDAI MOTOR GROUP, VH Award 340 Meet the Future 385
Max Hattler, Expanded Abstractions 341 Anouk Wipprecht 385
Quantum Reboot, Playful Interactive Environments,
ARTUR: Autonomous Robot Playspace 342 Biographies 386
AI—THE OTHER I
Gerfried Stocker (AT)
The 2017 Ars Electronica Festival Theme: AI—The Other I
Artificial Intelligence has made it back to the top undoubtedly have the right stuff to do so, even maybe we should stay focused on how we want job. For those who were born in the previous cen-
of the hit parade of hot topics! Now that Facebook, with the very rudimentary possibilities that we can to configure technology’s upcoming quantum tury, it can be said that the future has arrived and
Uber and Co. are suffering from an increasingly bad already anticipate. leap. After all, regardless of the actual develop- people are actually getting along with it quite well.
public image, the reinvention of virtual reality has ment and application possibilities and no matter Mirroring this Cambrian explosion of digital devel-
already lost its allure, and the Internet of Things how long it will actually take until the anticipated opment is the explosive growth of the program lined
The Other I—Technology as Antagonist
doesn’t seem to be able to get beyond the self-re- consequences are reality, artificial intelligence up for the 38th year of Ars Electronica’s activities.
or Alter Ego?
plenishing refrigerator, the thrill engendered by is already a universal metaphor for humankind’s The tremendous interest in this field on the part
futuristic super-machines is dominating the head- And once again we see a technology as a projec- ambivalent relationship with the technology our of experts as well as laypeople coincides with the
lines. So what are we to make of artificial intelli- tion surface for our yearnings as well as our fears. kind has created. extraordinary opportunity to take advantage of the
gence? Gigantic job eliminator? Or the next step Accordingly, the burning question of what will So this is reason enough to dedicate an Ars Elec- virtually unlimited space available on the premises
in evolution, the one in which technology finally still differentiate us from such machines, what tronica Festival to this topic, and, in doing so, not of a former Austrian Postal Service logistics facility
asserts its mastery over us? Whatever—this is a could endure beyond their advent, and what only being content with a consideration of the technical as a setting for interesting collaborations and new
great way to get prominent media play. human beings are capable of are superbly suited and economic potential alone, but bringing the festival formats. For the third year in a row, these
But, of course, there’s good reason for all this atten- as the centerpieces of a process of reflection upon cultural, psychological, philosophical and spiritual two aspects are determining the character of the
tion. After all, the latest developments in artificial the images of human beings and the world-views aspects into play as well. festival as an international platform and stage for
intelligence truly are astonishing, and they will that are widespread in this digital age of ours. encounters with culture and society in the digital
soon be advancing exponentially. Never before has But how are we to come up with ethical princi- age.
Ars Electronica 2017—The Festival
so much investment capital been in pursuit of suc- ples for these super-robots when we are unable to In the wake of its technical and economic successes,
as Platform
cessful technologies and promising innovations. accomplish this among our fellow human beings? this digital revolution is now asserting itself in
The concentration of scientific and economic power Will we ever even be able to accept the funda- What we are experiencing at present can very terms of its social, cultural and, especially, political
as now exists among the so-called Big Four of the mental otherness of such an artificial intelligence, justifiably be termed the Cambrian Explosion of consequences, and it is becoming clear that all the
Internet is shifting scientific research from the mili- considering how difficult this is for us in our inter- Digitization. Just as so many futurists have been negative, undesirable aspects are also proliferating
tary and elite universities into the private sector, actions with other people with a different skin foretelling for decades, the digital has been pro- to the same extent.
and establishing it on a broad basis. color or of another religion? liferating explosively in all conceivable directions, Progress in machine learning seems as if it has just
Thus, the expectations are high and the invest- Is AI only the next level of escalation of the effi- and this propagation has been even more intense triggered the next round. In any case, what everyone
ments promise to yield huge future profits. Deep ciency of digital systems or an evolutionary jump and wide-ranging than anyone ever imagined. And can agree upon is that we are nowhere near the end
learning, self-learning neuronal networks, autono- to a new “species” of machines? Perhaps we wherever the technological maturity level is not yet of the line of this developmental process, but it is
mous mobile robots and smart digital assistants should resist obsession with the frisson of con- sufficient, abbreviated reportage in the media and high time to begin grappling with the cultural and
are said to be the next big game changers, and they ceivable Terminator scenarios a century hence; our own fantasies and fears are doing the rest of the social consequences.
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AI—THE OTHER I
New Formats and Programs at the 2017 Festival Theme Exhibitions
In addition to long-established events on the lineup, potential for creativity and innovation, and staging The theme exhibitions have been structured accord- nate in the large exhibition parcours arrayed in the
this year’s program features a series of new for- a special event entitled Future in a Nutshell to offer ing to two fundamental approaches, though there spectacular spaces of the lower levels. Naturally,
mats. The festival is experimenting on itself yet a highly condensed look at the coming decade’s is also a great deal of overlapping among them: art such a subdivision is never characterized by total
again. On the one hand, we are opening up more and most important technological trends. and technology projects, the origination of which rigor and can certainly be questioned from the per-
more to the general public; on the other hand, we Another don’t-miss appointment for those into was motivated primarily by research and explora- spective of art theory, but it works quite well as an
are intensifying our efforts—particularly in selected innovation and technology is the Spaxels Research tion, make up the exhibits in the large halls on the organizational principle when it comes to setting up
areas of emphasis—in the avant-garde media-art Initiative just launched by Ars Electronica Futurelab 1st Upper Level; art and technology projects that installations in premises measuring almost 100,000
genre that has been the soul of Ars Electronica since Director Horst Hörtner to discuss the future of are primarily means of artistic expression predomi- square meters.
its very inception. The Ars Electronica Animation unmanned aerial vehicles and swarm logistics
Festival has already established itself as a festi- together with private-sector professionals.
val within the festival. Music Monday has gained
stalwart status as well—once again paired with
Sonic Saturday following the successful launch last Symposia, Workshops, Tutorials and POINT ZERO— not only be better understood but, above all, better
year of this program focusing on digital musics and a BR41N.IO Hackathon Human.0, Machine.0, Data.0 designed. International crews of artists and scien-
sound art staged in cooperation with the Anton tists have taken up this task, and now present their
The subject of AI—and especially the perspective The art projects assembled in the spacious con-
Bruckner Private University. works in this exhibition space.
evoked by this year’s subtitle “The Other I”—deter- fines of this venue's lower levels are dedicated to
This year’s debutants include a program dedicated
mines the core of the program. Symposia staged the question of essences—of being human, of the
to Theater and Digital Media, with a symposium,
throughout the festival’s run will shed light on the machine, and what it means to be born out of code. STARTS—Science, Technology and the
workshops and a series of fascinating projects and
social and cultural aspects of the development of Set in a spectacular bomb shelter and spaces hous- Arts, Initiative of the European
performances, and an Art Market Initiative staged
in response to growing mutual interest on the part and discussion about artificial intelligence. The ing this building’s mechanical infrastructure, this Commission
lineup of symposia and lectures is being enhanced exhibition takes full advantage of the unique atmo-
of media artists, collectors and galleries as a set- A very special part of this new practice of coopera-
with workshops and tutorial sessions that will deal sphere of a former postal service logistics facility.
ting for protagonists to compare experiences and tion among art, technology and society is reflected
primarily with the artistic possibilities of machine
to discuss, among other topics, such core issues by the STARTS Initiative of the European Commis-
learning. The opening symposium on Thursday asks
as the long-term maintenance and conservation of Media Art between Natural and sion, on behalf of which Ars Electronica, for the
“How Cultures Shape Technology”. The cultural and
media-art projects and the many new formats and Artificial Intelligence second straight year, successfully conducted a major
social aspects of artificial intelligence R&D will
business models manifesting themselves on the international competition to identify and honor
dominate these proceedings on Friday; technical This exhibition offers a comprehensive look at cur-
growing online art market. exemplary collaborative projects. The prizewinners
aspects occupy the spotlight on Sunday. rent forms of artistic work with machine learning
A very special Ars Electronica highlight is the premi ere as well as other honorees and nominees are on
and AI. It is supplemented by a tutorial program by
with Linz’s new conductor. Markus Poschner will display in this impressive exhibition.
In light of the latest discussions of AI, we will also and for artists to impart what you have to know to
conduct his first concert with the Bruckner Orchestra
be considering HI, human intelligence. How in the get started using machine learning in artistic projects.
Linz in conjunction with the Big Concert Night, in
world are we supposed to understand or come to Artificial Intimacy
which the program will concentrate on connecting
as well as juxtaposing tradition, the state-of-the- terms with the utter Otherness of artificial intelli- The Practice of Art and Science Can a human love a robot? Can a robot love a
art and modernism. gence—ex machina, as it were—when we still know human? When it comes to the question of how
so little about our own intelligence and the essence The rapprochement, as it were, of art and science, deep the emotional bonds between human beings
As a festival of art, technology and society, an of so-called natural intelligence. the artistic exploration of new applications, is a key and machines can get, then it pays to take a peek
essential part of Ars Electronica’s mission is moni- A large-scale BR41N.IO Hackathon with an extensive factor in the increasingly social dimension of new at a very special branch purveying futuristic techni-
toring and mediating encounters with technolo gical program of ancillary events for festivalgoers as well technologies in order to comprehend how reciprocal cal visions: smart sex toys, tele-dildonics and sex
and social developments. In this spirit, we are as interesting artistic takes and experiments con- human-machine relationships, interactions among robots. “Artificial Intimacy” permits you to enter
hosting a Small City Forum to spotlight regional stitutes the core of this confrontation. individuals and globally networked systems can this erogenous zone.
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