With ChatGPT 4 all over the news, I thought it should be fun to talk to the bot and to find out if it could be prompted to write content for DIGITALSOULS.COM. We thought the name SoulGPT would be perfect for the AI. While chatting with SoulGPT, we also asked the image generator offered by Canva to generate a few pictures that depict the ancient Greek philosopher Plato conversing with SoulGPT in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles. Here’s a gallery with the images and the transcript of our first conversation:
generation/mutation 1.2
After its launch on DIGITALSOULS.COM in 1998, interest in generation/mutation grew week by week. A steady stream of new contributions arrived almost daily. These early, human made contributions are presented here in generation/mutation 1.2
Malcolm Summer – Street Photography
Malcolm Summer’s photographs take the viewer on a global journey. Based in Berlin, Germany, Summer explores the urban realities of cities like San Francisco, Honolulu, Barcelona, Rome, or Berlin. His images are fresh with an engaging balance of traditional perspectives and new discoveries.
generation/mutation 1.1
Before crowdsourcing – outsourcing creative work online
The original version of generation/mutation was launched on DIGITALSOULS.COM in March of 1998 with a simple call to artists.
Readymade Daily
You have to approach the thing with an indifference, as if you had no aesthetic emotion. – Marcel Duchamp
Hiding in Plain Sight: Liu Bolin and the Art of Disappearance
Liu Bolin’s work continues to amaze audiences around the world. His site specific installations often play on the theme of hiding in plain sight. Bolin is a master at making himself disappear in public places and situations. He makes himself invisible by painting himself, his face and clothes, to match the background behind him.
Here come the machines – AI takes control of fighter jets
Behind last year’s buzz following the release of the text generator GPT-3 , there was another machine learning headline that gave cause for pause: AI controlled fighter jets had defeated a human piloted fighter jet 5-0 in a Darpa simulation. Looks like today’s fighter pilots may be going the way of the shining medieval knight in armor–obsolete and unsustainable because of catastrophic vulnerabilities on the battle field.
The Kissing Project
The kiss is a symbol of love and intimacy. Many artists have produced iconic works about it. From Gustav Klimt’s masterpiece “The Kiss” (1907) to Warhol’s experimental 50 minutes silent film “Kiss” (1963), artists have taken up the gesture of the kiss as subject matter. A black & white photograph taken in the 1950’s by an unknown photographer in Nelson, BC, provided the inspiration for the Kissing Project (2017).
Playing with Google: Street View Performance and Installation Artists
In a recent post, I drew a distinction between two groups of artists that use Google Street View as part of their creative work:
Dancing Robots, a Flash Emulator, and a COVID-19 Flight Path Drawing
The dancing robots presented by Boston Dynamics were both fascinating and scary. Also eye-catching was the record of a flight by a pilot in Germany who flew a plane along a carefully planned course that sketched out a giant syringe on the flight recorder, like a hi-tech etch-a-sketch.
Mele Kalikimaka 2020
Mele kalikimaka 2020! It’s been a very difficult year for all of us. Economic hardships and the global Covid-19 epidemic have affected everyone this year. But despite the many difficulties the year has brought, I want to send out a quick message to wish you happy holidays and a good 2021!
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