A.I, entiely on us project

2018
David Ha, Gene Kogan, Jihoon Jeong, Lauren McCarthy, Luba Elliott, Mario Klingemann, Mike Tyka, MODULABS (Seungil Kim), Oscar Sharp & Ross Goodwin, Scott Kelly & Ben Polkinghorne, Seoug Joon Choi, Sey Min, Shinseungback Kimyonghun, A.I, entiely on us project, 2018. collaborative work of 13 participating artists. dimensions variable. Project Graphic Design: Jinyoung Kim. Project Text Translation & Editing: Jimin Kim. Commissioned by the 10th Seoul Mediacity Biennale. Courtesy of the artist. The 10th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Eu Zên. Seoul Musuem of Art. 2018. Photo: studio SUJIKSUPYUNG (Yoo Yonggi+Hong Choelki)
Sey Min, “A.I, entirely on us”, 2018. data visualization, web-based artwork. Commissioned by the 10th Seoul Mediacity Biennale. Courtesy of the artist. The 10th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Eu Zên. Seoul Musuem of Art. 2018. Photo: studio SUJIKSUPYUNG (Yoo Yonggi+Hong Choelki)
(monitor on the left wall) Gene Kogan, “Neural synthesis”, 2017. video, gradients on pixels. 2 min 40 sec. Courtesy of the artist. The 10th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Eu Zên. Seoul Musuem of Art. 2018. Photo: studio SUJIKSUPYUNG (Yoo Yonggi+Hong Choelki)
Mike Tyka, “Portraits of Imaginary People”, 2017. generative adversarial network (GAN), image printed. dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. The 10th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Eu Zên. Seoul Musuem of Art. 2018. Photo: studio SUJIKSUPYUNG (Yoo Yonggi+Hong Choelki)
Mike Tyka, “Us and Them”, 2018. printers, Generative adversarial network (GAN), chairs. dimensions variable. Commissioned by the 10th Seoul Mediacity Biennale. Courtesy of the artist. The 10th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Eu Zên. Seoul Musuem of Art. 2018. Photo: studio SUJIKSUPYUNG (Yoo Yonggi+Hong Choelki)
Shinseungback Kimyonghun, “Nonfacial Portrait”, 2018. face detection software, camera, computer, monitor, canvas, smartphone, table. dimensions variable. Participated Painters: Lee Yoonsang, Chang Wooju, Ahn Kwanghwee, Yoon Miryu, Yoonjung Kim, Hyein Hong, Cho Yu-jeong, Lee Hyun-Kyung, Kim Dae You, Shinah Lee. Commissioned by the 10th Seoul Mediacity Biennale. Courtesy of the artist. The 10th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Eu Zên. Seoul Musuem of Art. 2018. studio SUJIKSUPYUNG (Yoo Yonggi+Hong Choelki)
Oscar Sharp & Ross Goodwin, “Sunspring”, 2016. single-channel video. 9 min. Producers: Allison Friedman, Andrew Swett and Andrew Kortschak. Executive producer: End Cue. Courtesy of the artist. The 10th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Eu Zên. Seoul Musuem of Art. 2018. studio SUJIKSUPYUNG (Yoo Yonggi+Hong Choelki)
(monitor on the right) David Ha, “Teaching Machines to Draw”, 2017. digital interactive installation. Courtesy of the artist. The 10th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Eu Zên. Seoul Musuem of Art. 2018. studio SUJIKSUPYUNG (Yoo Yonggi+Hong Choelki)
Mario Klingemann, “Uncanny Mirror”, 2018. realtime installation with computer, camera, screen. Commissioned by the 10th Seoul Mediacity Biennale. Courtesy of the artist. The 10th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Eu Zên. Seoul Musuem of Art. 2018. Photo: studio SUJIKSUPYUNG (Yoo Yonggi+Hong Choelki)
Scott Kelly & Ben Polkinghorne, “Signs of the Times”, 2018. digital print on wood board, billboards. 150 × 75 cm (3 billboards)”Commissioned by the 10th Seoul Mediacity Biennale. Courtesy of the artist. The 10th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Eu Zên. Seoul Musuem of Art. 2018. Photo: studio SUJIKSUPYUNG (Yoo Yonggi+Hong Choelki)

Artificial Intelligence is a part of our lives. A.I speakers that are able to suggest movies don’t surprise me anymore, and recommendation systems are getting so smart that they catch my preferences quicker than ever. As always, our lives are being influenced by and are influencing to the advanced technologies. As always, we hope this most radical technology, A.I, that benefits our lives, to be entirely on us. However, what we are experiencing now is slightly different from our expectations. Instead of sensing mind blowing moments of A.I every single day, we now face an imbalance system: lack of minority groups data, diversity issues, and unbalanced accessibility. Some people say that A.I stands for not only Artificial Intelligence, but also for Augmented Intelligence. In this point of view, who’s intelligence can be augmented by A.I? Can this technology enhance the abilities of all of us? If not, who can be in the group of ‘all’? Are you one of the ‘all’? This project, A.I, entirely on us reveals questions, problems, and issues in the age of A.I. that came up to our minds. Entirely beneficial state might be ideal. It cannot turn into a reality under any circumstances, and it cannot be achieved in any society. Can A.I be for ‘all’? Is it entirely on us?

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