Anglerfish

Realtime AI Installtion

2024

"TouchDesigner, Kinect camera, Stable Diffusion, point cloud, ASCII art."

The relationship between AI and humans can be metaphorically compared to the symbiosis between male and female anglerfish. Just as the male anglerfish provides sperm and then fuses with the female to survive, humans develop and feed AI with prompts, giving it life—only to then rely on it for living and working. This creates a “anglerfish-like” symbiotic bond. Such symbiosis is a form of balance—a way to reach equilibrium. It reflects not only technological complementarity but also a need to deeply consider the ethical and social dimensions of AI.

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Use a Kinect camera to track the face and both hands to control the interface and point cloud perspective. TouchDesigner sends the visuals to StreamDiffusion to generate AI images in real time.

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