Gabe Barcia-Colombo with his exhibit, Collectors
ITP faculty member Gabe Barcia-Colombo was written up in Forbes for his work on Collectors.
In Collectors, by Gabe Barcia-Colombo, two human-looking avatars hang framed on the wall like works of art in a museum. But as you look at them, they look at you with a critical eye before deciding whether you are interesting enough for them to whip out their smartphones, take a picture of you and post it on social media—much the way we do in museums. Their AI weighs a host of aesthetic criteria before rendering its judgement. The role reversal is oddly unsettling, especially if they lose interest in you and turn away without snapping a photo.
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