The other side: Algorithm as ritual in artificial intelligence

Kieran Browne, Ben Swift

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    Abstract

    Our cultural and scientific understandings of neural networks are built on a set of philosophical ideas which might turn out to be superstitions. Drawing on methodologies of defamiliarisation and performance art which have been adopted by HCI, we present an analog apparatus for the ritualistic performance of neural network algorithms. The apparatus draws on the interaction modes of the Ouija board to provide a system which involves the user in the computation. By recontextualising neural computation, the work creates critical distance with which to examine the philosophical and cultural assumptions embedded in our conception of AI.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationCHI 2018 - Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
    Subtitle of host publicationEngage with CHI
    PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
    ISBN (Electronic)9781450356206, 9781450356213
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 20 Apr 2018
    Event2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2018 - Montreal, Canada
    Duration: 21 Apr 201826 Apr 2018

    Publication series

    NameConference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings
    Volume2018-April

    Conference

    Conference2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2018
    Country/TerritoryCanada
    CityMontreal
    Period21/04/1826/04/18

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