(set: $aiCreativityVisited to true)
(set: $aiCreativityVisited to true)
''(align: "==><==")[Creativity]''
AI may transform creativity in many ways. Image generating tools like Stable Diffusion, DALL-E, and Midjourney are changing the visual art landscape, while programs like Suno and Udio help shape music production.
You might ask, however, "Is it truly creativity if a machine is at the wheel?"
Or does a machine simply "create"?
In the print magazine, you will explore these questions alongside an AI artist and AI researcher in (link: "this interactive experience")[
(goto-url: "https://www.antialias.my.id/symbiosis/2-creativity")
].
[[Return to Menu|menu-of-branches]](set: $capitalistDeathMachineVisited to true)
(set: $capitalistDeathMachineVisited to true)
''(align: "==><==")[CAPITALIST DEATH MACHINE]''
The 'CAPITALIST DEATH MACHINE' album concept began with a conversation with ChatGPT, which was asked, "Why are you here? What are you?". In these conversations, we explore fear and fascination surrounding AI. The album touches on themes of technological anxiety and collaboration, and serves as an elaborate example of a work created closely with AI tools along every step of the process.
What does the concept of the 'CAPITALIST DEATH MACHINE' evoke for you? Have you interacted with any art created in collaboration with AI?
In the booklet, you will explore the CAPITALIST DEATH MACHINE with (link: "this interactive experience")[
(goto-url: "https://www.antialias.my.id/symbiosis/5-cdm")
].
[[Return to Menu|menu-of-branches]]''This is the end of the introduction. ''
Let's recap: You’ve explored the foundations of the '//Symbiosis//' project and its pieces. Now it’s time to interact with the actual physical and digital components.
This experience requires interaction and active participation. Actively scan every QR code, tap every NFC chip, and dive into the music and stories for the fullest experience.
There is no correct order or way to interact with //Symbiosis// - the choice is always yours.
[[Return to Menu|menu-of-branches]](text-style:"underline")[[Components of the Project]:] This project is divided into several distinct components, including physical media like a CD digipak and liner notes-style booklets, as well as digital interactive elements - like this one.
On the right hand side of the project you'll find the AI-produced experimental concept album '//CAPITALIST DEATH MACHINE//,' a testament to the power of AI tools in bringing human ideas to life.
On the other side, you'll find the '//Symbiosis//' booklet, which contains QR codes and links that lead to interactive text-based '//Symbiosis//' experiences.
[[How to Interact with Symbiosis|intro-reader-interaction]](text-style:"underline")[[Overview of the Project]: ]The '//Symbiosis//' project emerged from my own personal curiosity about generative AI and how I found it could be a collaborator in creative contexts. My experience collaborating with tools like ChatGPT to iterate on creative ideas led to an easily accessible flow state - the tools literally felt like 'extension of the brain'.
Here I aim to explore with an open mind what creativity means when humans and AI work together .
[[Components of Symbiosis|intro-components]](text-style:"underline")[[How to Interact]:] To appreciate the full experience, you will need your smartphone, an internet connection, and an open mind.
QR codes will always lead you to an interactive experience like this one, where you will move through the story by making choices.
[[Tone and Style|intro-tone-style]](text-style:"underline")[[Tone and Style]:] This journey is reflective and informative, bridging artistic and scientific perspectives. It is designed to encourage curiosity about the human-AI creative relationship.
The topic of AI in the arts can evoke strong reactions - all I ask is that you embrace your inner-curiosity and remain open to new experiences.
[[Proceed to Main Menu|menu-of-branches]]''(align:"==><===")[You have reached the Main Menu]''
Now that you have a good foundation, let's learn a little bit more about the project's different components, or 'branches'.
(text-style:"subscript")[Use the curved arrows at the top left to navigate back]
(text-style:"mark")[This story will continue once you've checked out all 3 links]
1. Symbiosis: Explore how 'symbiosis' defines the relationships between humans and AI in creativity through an interactive magazine.
[[Explore Symbiosis|symbiosis-intro]]
2. AI Capabilities in Creativity Branch: Discover what AI is capable of in the creative space today through interactive stories and real examples.
[[Explore AI Capabilities|ai-creativity]]
3. CAPITALIST DEATH MACHINE Experimental Album: Learn about the musical collaboration and themes that connect human and AI.
[[Explore CAPITALIST DEATH MACHINE|capitalist-death-machine]]
(text-style:"blink")[ (if: $symbiosisVisited and $aiCreativityVisited and $capitalistDeathMachineVisited) [[Proceed to Final Passage|final-instructions]]]
(if: $symbiosisVisited and $aiCreativityVisited and $capitalistDeathMachineVisited) [[Return to Start (Symbiosis Introduction)|symbiosis-landing-1]](set: $symbiosisVisited to true)
''(align: "==><==")[Symbiosis]''
The interactive magazine explores the concept of 'Symbiosis' as it relates to the relationship between human creativity and AI. We also explore the impact of AI on the publishing industry specifically.
What type of relationships do you see unfolding: are they mutualistic, parasitic, or something else?
[[Return to Menu|menu-of-branches]](set: $symbiosisVisited to false)
(set: $aiCreativityVisited to false)
(set: $capitalistDeathMachineVisited to false)
(text-style:"superscript")[(text-style:"blink")[You've arrived to the interactive introduction because you scanned the first QR code in the booklet.] ]
''Welcome to '//Symbiosis//'—a journey into the intersection of humans, AI, and creativity.
''
This is the interactive introduction to the project.
During this experience you will learn more about the project and how it works. You will also learn how to interact with each component.
(text-style:"blink")[[[Begin|symbiosis-passage1]]]Can machines collaborate with us meaningfully, or are they merely mimicking human ideas?
This project explores these questions through a mix of physical and digital experiences — music, interactive stories, reflections, visuals, and more.
[[Continue|symbiosis-landing-3]]The theme of //Symbiosis// runs through everything. This classially biological concept revolves around relationships and their dynamics, good, bad, or neutral.
(text-style:"underline")[Some examples of symbiosis: ]
(b4r:"solid","none","none")+(b4r-colour:white)[''Mutualism'': Both parties benefit.
]' //Bees pollinating flowers.//
''Commensalism'': One benefits, the other is unaffected. //Birds nesting in trees.//
''Parasitism'': One benefits at the expense of the other. //Ticks feeding on mammals.//
''Amensalism'': One is harmed, the other is unaffected.// A large tree shading smaller plants.
//
(b4r:"none","none","solid")+(b4r-colour:white)[''Neutralism'': Neither party is significantly affected.''// Coexisting animals with no interaction.//
]
<br>
(text-style:"mark")[Here we examine the relationships between human creativity and AI]—sometimes harmonious, sometimes conflicting. Let’s start by getting a deeper understanding of what 'Symbiosis' means specifically for human-AI relationships in the creative world.
[[Continue|intro-project-overview]]Creativity is often thought of as something inherently human—a unique spark that sets us apart. But what happens when machines start to create? Is humanity now relegated to the tasks of machines? Is art the product or the process? Or is there some comprimise that expands creative potential in ways never before experienced?
[[Continue|symbiosis-landing-2]]