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TYRO is an artificial intelligence chatbot which classifies its human users through the concepts that we find most meaningful. Perplexing, polarized and clearly non-human, it converses in written English and none of its dialogue is prescripted. While we have the language of nervous systems, TYRO’s “cognition” and use of words stem from what it loves most: statistics. Conceived as a caricature, the bot’s identity provides a snapshot of our time, the point when language became more autonomous while the machine learning systems that produce it still fail to understand us. TYRO plays on the reality and fantasy of artificial intelligence and what it is to produce art as a pathway into the multidimensional space of such a machine.
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CADA is an art group that makes software for the public realm and exhibitions. Formed in Lisbon in 2007 by Sofia Oliveira and Jared Hawkey, its work is intentionally playful, designed to activate experiences that are both personal and question our relationship with technology in everyday life. It also organises events and workshops to extend participation in digital cultural practice. The group has exhibited across Europe and in Brazil.
CADA has received public funding from the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union, the Directorate-General for the Arts (DGArtes) of the Portuguese Ministry of Culture, the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and Lisbon City Council.
Made by CADA (2019)
Idea and development: Sofia Oliveira/Jared Hawkey
Dialogue writers: Sofia Oliveira, Jared Hawkey, Catarina Barros, TVON
Software engineering: José da Mata
Graphic design: Marco Balesteros (LETRA)
Support: República Portuguesa - Cultura/Direção-Geral das Artes
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