Explore the world of artificial intelligence with an engaging and collaborative virtual reality experience that examines the promises and pitfalls of AI.

If we know so little about the human mind, what exactly are we trying to replicate with AI?
To what end? And what are we leaving behind?

Credits

CHOM5KY vs CHOMSKY was part of the Berlin Science Week 2022.

CHOM5KY vs CHOMSKY created by Sandra Rodriguez. A co-production of the National Film Board of Canada and SCHNELLE BUNTE BILDER, with support from Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.

It was supported in part by Sundance Institute’s New Frontier Lab Programs with a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. It received the help from the MIT Libraries Distinguished Collection.

Design, Code and Scenography Leads:
Sebastian Huber
Johannes Lemke
Max Seeger
Johannes Timpernagel
Felix Worseck
Michael Burk

Back-End Architect
Cindy Sherman Bishop

AI Lead
Moov AI

Composition and Immersive Audio
kling klang klong 

Producer
Uschi Feldges
Carl-Johannes Schulze
Marie-Pier Gauthier
Laurence Dolbec

Executive Producer
Louis-Richard Tremblay
Robert Pohle

Artificial intelligence is omnipresent: from image editing programs in smartphones to self-parking cars and a virtual assistant in the kitchen. The attempt to transfer human learning and thinking to computers and give them intelligence is a prominent phenomenon of our time. But what exactly is AI?

Explore the world of artificial intelligence with an engaging and collaborative virtual reality experience that examines the promises and pitfalls of AI.

If we know so little about the human mind, what exactly are we trying to replicate with AI?
To what end? And what are we leaving behind?

CHOM5KY vs CHOMSKY is a mixed reality installation that invites visitors to have a thought-provoking encounter with Artificial Intelligence, guided by a virtual host inspired and built on the digital traces of renowned linguist Noam Chomsky. Putting the user front and centre, CHOMSKY_AI serves as a mirror, reflecting back what people discover about themselves during the experience.

This interactive, multi-user, playful and collaborative experience allows users to examine the promises and pitfalls of AI in a fun and engaging way, while posing the questions of what we’re hoping to achieve, to recreate and at what cost.

Various activities are designed to highlight three essential traits of our human intelligence: creativity, inquiry and collaboration. Through these different forms of play, visitors learn about the limitations and possibilities of machines and in particular, they learn about each other as human beings.