Embodied Intelligence
Embodied Intelligence unveils the physical reality behind artificial intelligence's seamless facade. This interactive installation requires participants to manually crank a generator to produce just a single AI query, transforming the abstract concept of computational power into tangible human effort.
As visitors experience the exhaustion of powering what typically happens invisibly in data centers, they confront the true resource intensity of our digital conveniences. Each effortless interaction with AI actually represents substantial energy consumption, global supply chains, and resource extraction – all typically hidden behind sleek interfaces.
By physically embodying this hidden energy economy, the artwork challenges our relationship with technology, forcing a reckoning with the environmental and human costs that make our frictionless digital experiences possible.
As visitors experience the exhaustion of powering what typically happens invisibly in data centers, they confront the true resource intensity of our digital conveniences. Each effortless interaction with AI actually represents substantial energy consumption, global supply chains, and resource extraction – all typically hidden behind sleek interfaces.
By physically embodying this hidden energy economy, the artwork challenges our relationship with technology, forcing a reckoning with the environmental and human costs that make our frictionless digital experiences possible.