Aijia Wang (王艾嘉)

Inforg1.0 is an artificial intelligence organism installation. It provides a visual physical representation of how data is collected, processed, uploaded, and used by AI algorithms. The eye of AI captures images of the audience in real time on the left column, presenting the process of data collection. A computer, hidden in the heart of the installation, continuously performs AI data calculations, with its internal data connected by cables to the top of the installation, simulating the process of computing and uploading. The top screen at the top constantly displays the entangled world generated by AI, allowing the viewer to understand how these systems explain our entangled relationship with the natural world. The installation also uses sound-designed pathways to mimic the AI asking questions, encouraging viewers to think beyond the act of viewing and constantly challenging them to engage with the work.

Personal Tutor:

Nestor Pestana

Installation:

Creator: Aijia Wang

Machine Learning: Aijia Wang

Coding Technician: Le Liu

TD Technician: Jeff Zhang

Wood Technician: Paul

Moving Image: Bethany Yang

Sound Design:

Producer: Xiaowei Zhang(Lightweiss)

Composer: Xiaowei Zhang(Lightweiss)

Programming: Xiaowei Zhang(Lightweiss)

Voice Actor: Yuan Zhu

Voice Actress: Meida Fu

Vocal And Rhythm Arrangement: Xiaowei Zhang(Lightweiss)

Academic Support: 

Hanqing Guo(HongKong Baptist University, Master Of Science AI and Digital Media)

The film "Encounter" immerses the audience in the first-person perspective of Inforg, an artificially intelligent organism, delving into their unique encounters with the world. Through a distinctive camera language, the film simulates the intricate process of reading, recognizing, judging, generating, and ultimately presenting the AI's evolving understanding of the world. From moments of clarity to periods of confusion, and back to clarity again, the film explores the question: as the algorithms mature, do the AIs develop an autonomous consciousness? Furthermore, it prompts us to ponder the various ways in which humans coexist in the world of AI.

Director: Aijia Wang

Creator: Bethany Yang

Director of Photography: Bethany Yang

Talent: Zhiru Xie

Editor: Aijia Wang

Colorist: Aijia Wang

Sound Design: Aijia Wang

Voice Actor: Zihao Li

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In April, I displayed a prototype of my artwork, Inforg, at CryptGallery. It was there that I met Lesly, a dancer, and we decided to embark on an intriguing artistic experiment together. While conversing with my friend Harriet, who possesses a background in anthropology, I came to realize that the interconnection among all things in the universe resembles more of a 'Chaos' than an ‘Entanglement.' So what if I go beyond the original entanglement system to express a new concept of Chaos?

At the same time, I began to reflect on the fact that a human-scale dataset is instead an anthropocentric viewpoint in a project about non-human interests and interpretations. Why focus on the human face rather than the human whole? Humans are obsessed with faces, machines are not. Since there is no reason for AI to explain humans as individuals, there are more possibilities for explaining the "human" species itself than the fact that we explain ourselves in this way. Lesly's artistic practice gave me a good breakthrough, as her use of the medium of dance was a new definition of the species. So I ended up using the real-time interactive capabilities of Kinect technology to combine the Inforg organismic installation, dance, and music. When the dancer starts to dance, her whole body becomes particles that meet other species and together they complete a performance about chaos.

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人们总爱说，下辈子要成为一棵树，一朵云，一只鸟，但是，我在RCA的时间告诉我，在当下的这一刻我就可以成为任何我想成为的，体验无数种人生的可能性。在过去的两年里，我看到了存在于我生命中的无数个平行时空。谢谢在这两年间帮助过我的人，世界万物如你们爱我一样的爱着我，谢谢你们包容我，支持我，让我成为我。

People often speak of wanting to be a tree, a cloud, or a bird in their next life, but my time at the RCA has shown me that I can be anything I desire at this very moment. These past two years have opened my eyes to the countless parallel times and spaces that exist within my life right now. I am immensely grateful to all those who have supported me throughout this journey. The world's love for me is as profound as your love. Thank you for embracing me, standing by my side, and allowing me to be my true self. You all are the gentle breeze of my galaxy.

I have created a publication about my two-year project and related research for further research, and in the meantime, I have opened a personal ins account for "Inforg", an artificially intelligent organism that will be updated from time to time with what it sees of our world, I simulated it to help it run its account, and audiences are welcome to send me images and data submissions.