YUKO ITATSU LABORATORY, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO

Lab members Alyssa Castillo Yap and Eva Le Ray, future lab member Priya Mu, and other members of the B’AI Global Forum will be organising an exhibition titled, Perceptions: Reconstructing AI Narratives. It features original works from the organizing committee and other university students and artists including Yasha Lai of the lab. The exhibition will be held from September 8-10 at the Open Studio at the University of Tokyo’s Hongo Campus. More details on the exhibition can be found below and bookings can be done here.

【Exhibition Description】

Our opinions of artificial intelligence (AI) tend to be polarized by mainstream academic, business, and media discourses. These discourses drive dominant narratives which consequently construct extremes: overly optimistic, pessimistic, predeterministic, or simplistic. Our language and attitudes can be limited between the bounds of these extremes. As social media algorithms and ChatGPT grow even more pervasive, we must be cognizant of how the past, present, and future of our external and internal worlds become bound by deterministic perspectives.

In “Perceptions: Reconstructing AI Narratives,” we create a space for viewers to dissect, reevaluate, and reflect on their own narratives about AI. Through eight pieces spanning diverse media, disciplines, and industries, we reconsider the role of AI from the material sourcing of physical components to applications in gaming and fashion design. In doing so, we challenge the narratives dominating AI discourse and encourage attendees to reframe their own understanding of AI. 

【Exhibition Info】

Schedule: 8th (Fri) – 10th (Sun) September, 2023
Hours: 11:00-19:00 (Fri), 11:00-17:00 (Sat, Sun)
Admission Fee: FREE
Venue: Open Studio, The University of Tokyo (東京大学情報学環オープンスタジオ), 7 Chome-3 Hongo, Bunkyo City

※Only people with bookings will be let in during the weekends (Sat, Sun).