Fabio FON · Artificial Intelligence + web art · 2023
Can a robot assimilate what is most disruptive in Art?
AIꓷOႱ is a work of web art that references the historical legacy of JODI, a duo composed of Joan Heemskerk and Dirk Paesmans who have been creating net art since the 1990s. This reference is employed to investigate the dynamics of aesthetic assimilation operated by recent Artificial Intelligence systems. AIꓷOႱ (AI+JODI) is comprised of HTML pages whose source codes were entirely written by a GPT system, with the aim of creating experiments inspired by JODI. The interaction method with the robot can be summarized as follows: first, suggestions for experiments inspired by the duo’s creations are requested; then, an HTML code based on one of these suggestions is requested. Operating similarly to text-to-image AI systems, the robot generates experiments that generically forge an ‘artistic style’ reminiscent of Joan and Dirk. Upon closer examination, it becomes apparent how the incisive, powerful, and technologically visceral character that characterizes the duo’s works is digested – and consequently reduced to a pattern – resulting in a mirroring of AI dynamics on the more disruptive dimensions of art.
Access the website: www.fabiofon.com/aidoj .
AIꓷOႱ is included among the works in the pavilion ‘Net Art Died But Is Doing Well’ at The Wrong Biennale 2023/24.