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	Kunsthaus Graz and the Museum Jean Tinguely Basel are organising a symposium on the subject of robotics in the context of art. The event will explore the cultural history of the phenomenon, robots in everyday use and the importance of artificial intelligence for the development and self-image of society. Robot Dreams is a platform for diverse scientists, artists and cultural historians to pursue the social, cultural historical and artistic implications of the subject. The symposium is closely connected with the joint exhibition program the two museums are planning for summer and autumn 2010 likewise focusing on the phenomenon of robotic and art. In the development of robots and particularly intelligent swarm robots, the discussions range from illuminating evolutionary theory to learning to understand biological behaviour. What does it mean if robots penetrate our thinking and action - do we need to "rethink work", for example, as Professor Albers of Karlsruhe University believes? And what does it mean for art? How does art react and what new thinking will involve if robotics and artificial intelligence give rise to new materials and media and new fields of universal interconnections? Will we still be able to regard the fine arts as a discrete realm? Starting on Friday, July 3, 5pm, at Kunsthaus Graz with a introductionary speech by Oswald Wiener on "Intelligenz und Künstliche Intelligenz". (held in german) With a. o.: Oswald Wiener, Kirsty Boyle, Andreas Broeckmann, Jon Kessler, Max Lungarella, Niki Passath, Francois Roche, Manuela Veloso, Cosima Wagner … The Symposium is held in conjunction with RoboCup 2009 the world championship and most important event for intelligent robots in Graz. Admission free!
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Jeder Avatar ist ein Künstler

CONCEPT:
"Jeder Avatar ist ein Künstler"

January Lightfoot & Joseph Beuys 2.0

Joseph Beuys said: "Jeder Mensch ist ein Künstler".This statement is now translated into the virtual World. The chat robot and virtual representive "Beuys 2.0" is not a replica of the physical Joseph Beuys, but a contemporary result of responses to his own statement above.

Second Life is based on user created content, and nothing happens unless you do something. Therefore it is tempting to let every Avatar co-produce the content of the Beuys 2.0.

The web 2.0 development is the internet revolution of user created and user involved social platforms and networks, changing the real life world. The Beuys 2.0 Bot implements an upgrade and manifestation of the collective memory of Joseph Beuys.

The Beuys 2.0 Bot is a product of Jospeh Beuys´ open understanding of creativity, learning and

people. This means everybody can now feed the Beuys 2.0 while speeking (chatting) with him.

Teleport:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/CAMPUSin3D%2002/161/95/22

Or register/install/login first:

www.BERLINin3D.com

When the "soziale plastik" has learned enough it will be transfered into an Avatar, and it´s soul will be released into the virtual world...

Technical Description

.0 created an empty "brain" of a megaHAL chatBOT blackbox and connected the interface with Second Life. Right now there is a Beuys 2.0 cube in Second Life, where everybody can go and talk to the BOT. The Bot will remember all sentences and process the memories for reconfiguring the information in a new context.

The more information the Beuys 2.0 receives, the more complex he thinks.

Jan Northoff aka January Lightfoot

part of the .0 [punkt null] artist group

First sketches ...

TEST CONVERSATION WITH January, January BOT, and Joseph BOT :

[10:37] January Lightfoot: hallo beuys

[10:37] January BOT 0.2: a) internet is already "concisuines.

[10:37] Joseph Beuys 2.0 (1.0): hmm jut zu wissen dann sollten wir aba erst die beuys datenbank ufftreiben.

[10:37] January BOT 0.2: ja bei mir auch immer zwischendurch mal.

[10:37] Filipe Alter is Offline

[10:38] January Lightfoot: hallo ihr bots,, hallo joseph! hallo january!

[10:38] January BOT 0.2: in die richtung?

[10:38] Joseph Beuys 2.0 (1.0): joseph beuys 2.0 is jeder.

[10:38] January BOT 0.2: january lightfoot mein realer koerper heist jan northoff.

[10:38] January Lightfoot: jeder mensch ist ein avatar

[10:38] January BOT 0.2: the question is not if we can win the question is not if we can win the question is: when do we realise that we already lost.

[10:38] Joseph Beuys 2.0 (1.0): joseph beuys: "jeder is een avatar.

[10:38] January BOT 0.2: ich bin ein roboter und ich wurde gefuettert von jan northoff.

[10:39] January Lightfoot: jeder avatar ist ein mensch

[10:39] January BOT 0.2: jeder mensch ist ein avatar.

[10:39] Joseph Beuys 2.0 (1.0): joseph beuys: "jeder is een mensch.

[10:39] January BOT 0.2: hallo ihr bots hallo joseph! hallo january!

[10:39] Nathiel Siamendes is Offline

[10:40] January Lightfoot: jeder mensch ist ein avatar!

[10:40] January BOT 0.2: jeder mensch ist ein mensch.

[10:40] Joseph Beuys 2.0 (1.0): joseph beuys: "jeder is een mensch.

[10:40] January BOT 0.2: jeder avatar ist ein mensch.

[10:40] January Lightfoot: kunst ist realtiv

[10:40] January BOT 0.2: jeder mensch ist ein mensch.

[10:40] Joseph Beuys 2.0 (1.0): meene kunst is realtiv.

[10:40] January BOT 0.2: jeder avatar ist ein avatar!

[10:41] January Lightfoot: art became just a statement

[10:41] January BOT 0.2: kunst ist realtiv.

[10:41] Joseph Beuys 2.0 (1.0): hal koennte sich mal kuerzer fassen.

[10:41] January BOT 0.2: a) internet is already "concisuines.

[10:41] January BOT 0.2: private mode

*Joseph Beuys 2.0 Image is a ASCII approtiation of :

Offset poster for US lecture-series "Energy Plan for the Western Man" (1974) by Joseph Beuys, organised by Ronald Feldman Gallery, New YorkCourtesy Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York