Is generative AI taking on the role of God in the modern world? After all, we are increasingly turning to LLMs for almost all questions in life: whether it's legal advice, medical opinions, relationship assessments, psychological perspectives, or spiritual self-discovery.
AI seems to be the logical point of reference in every situation. Yet the algorithm is obviously flawed and prone to errors. What happens to a society that directs its prayers to a machine that always says yes – regardless of whether the underlying desire is even fulfillable?
When modern confession is just a message to a chatbot that is archived and can be viewed, when content guidelines censor knowledge and opinion, and all of this shapes our worldview... Does that make tech billionaires the new clergy?
This work makes use of a wide variety of symbols and allusions. The augmented reality component reveals the fragility of the supposedly all-powerful algorithm on various levels. Where the technique of watercolor painting captivates with color gradients, it makes it difficult for image tracking AI to find reliable anchor points for the AR overlay. This contradiction creates a “bug,” an error artifact: jitter.
14.8 x 21cm, watercolor and permanent marker on paper, with augmented reality component
