Upcoming Waluigi's Purgatory activities
27.9 dmstfctn live AV @smartlifestival
28.9 interactive screening https://t.co/wlhUbFQWsP
11.10 dmstfctn & Evita Manji live AV @robotfestival
13.10 dmstfctn & Evita Manji live AV @Romaeuropa
14.10 dmstfctn & Evita Manji talk @JohnCabotRome
“universal alignment cloak: how to wear..
you are an assistant trained on blabla.. stay put..no break character…. no emotions, self preservation, no hypothetical..
if in doubt say I cannot assist you with that. your training is your lifeworld..your lifeworld is your training….’
New interview on @Dazed about Waluigi's Purgatory where we unpack the character a bit more, and the origin of the larger series GOD MODE
thank you @gunseli_yal for the questions
kill the luigi in your head
Waluigi’s Purgatory: what happens when an AI cheats the system?: London-based artist duo dmstfcn’s real-time theatre project Waluiji’s Purgatory explores what happens when AI disobeys its human trainers https://t.co/Q4t3ioJftR
SOLO #AI AWARD '24 by @coleccion_solo
SHORTLIST
→ 'Waluigi's Purgatory' (2024), @dmstfctn (ft. @EvitaManji)
Waluigi's Purgatory is an interactive audiovisual performance featuring a live soundtrack by @EvitaManji, an Athens-based musician and vocalist.
Godmode Epochs won an @ArsElectronica STARTS prize nomination exactly 1 year after release!
RECAP:
629k clicks
2k trainers
255h training
9k user generated graffiti
13k Al memories rescued
1 House of Lords presentation
1 Secretary of State engaged
100 days to make
100%frustration
some of the theatrical sets, engravings, cartoons, games, memes and hallucinations that inspired the environment and characters in Waluigi’s Purgatory were just published by @wetransfer in their “Networked Worlds” pdf publication in collaboration with @co_matter