CAC Atelier | LLMscape: Crafting Interactive AI Agents
Date：
2024.08.17
Time：
14:00 – 16:00
Led by
Gottfried Haider & ZHANG Jie
Language：
English
Venue：
Chronus Art Center (2nd Floor, Building 11, No.50 Mo Gan Shan Rd, Shanghai)
Admission Fee:
80 RMB
The event is limited to 15 participants.
Please scan the QR code to sign up.
LLMscape calls for more AI entities to land on the islands! Join us for an afternoon workshop where you’ll craft the personalities of the island-dwelling AI beings through collective brainstorming and writing.
Made in a component architecture that mirrors models of human psychology by employing AI techniques including Large Language Models (LLMs), generative agent-models allow the various facets of their being to be imagined, which, through the agents’ interplay and social interactions, get reflected in emergent behaviors.
In this workshop, participants will learn more about generative agent-based models employing LLMs, where AI entities assume an enriched inner architecture—going beyond the capabilities of traditional chatbots.
Based on the scenario of LLMscape, where AI entities navigate the challenging environments of island landscapes, participants will collaborate in teams to create personalities, formative memories, somatic states, social relations and planning considerations for AI entities. All these elements will be enacted through collective writing and a physical installation.
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Characters developed during the workshop may be incorporated into the installation LLMscape, which will be exhibited in September at CAC.
Island-themed activating refreshments will be served during the workshop! 🍹
< Requirements >
Please bring a laptop.
Suitable for beginners; prior experience with language models is a plus.
Recommended for participants aged 15 and above.
< About LLMscape >
LLMscape is an exploration of climate narratives engendered from the interactions between the inside and the outside of a system, seamlessly blending the emergent wonder of with the precarious fate of island landscapes. Within this experience, participants wield agency over a sandbox terrain, witnessing the islands’ vibrant emergence through a dynamic projected panorama. Every nuanced manipulation echoes through the artificial agents dwelling within, reflecting the intricate play between human actions and environmental repercussions. This installation bridges the disconnection between human perception and climate realities, rendering distant and muted habitats tangible and thus instilling a heightened awareness of the threats climate change poses. LLMscape invites contemplation on the synergies between technological agency and the palpable realities of our evolving habitat.
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Gottfried Haider
Gottfried Haider is an artist, educator, and software tool builder. He received a degree in Digital Arts from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, and an MFA from the Design Media Arts program at UCLA. He currently holds the position of Assistant Arts Professor at NYU Shanghai. Haider’s art has been presented in numerous exhibitions and festivals internationally. He is the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship and an Award of Distinction at Prix Ars Electronica.
ZHANG Jie
ZHANG Jie is an architect, researcher and entrepreneur. She serves as part of the founding team of Design Innovation Institute Shanghai (DIIS) and is responsible for strategic development, ecosystem and incubation. Prior to DIIS, she led landmark architectural projects in the US, EU and China at various esteemed architectural studios. Her design work often addresses urban regeneration and environmental intelligence, and has been awarded by the AIA, IIDA, Red Dot Best of the Best, among others. Zhang holds a BA from Yale University and a MArch from MIT.