Desire for Recognition

This work discusses the new sensory experiences brought about by Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) and critically observes AI recognition technology.

In GAI technology, well-trained AI programs need to possess the ability to recognize "concepts in human society." This is reflected in the construction of various algorithmic models, which are dedicated to achieving the "recognition" of concepts in human society, so as to present them in data and images.

The artist redraws each frame of a racing game video into a pitcher plant using Stable Diffusion. The video's structure still retains the form of the racing game footage, but the content has been transformed into pitcher plants. By changing the speed of the video, its sound also changes accordingly. Sound Recognition identifies the altered sound and feeds the results back to Stable Diffusion, directly reflecting the sound recognition results in the video images.

During the experience, viewers will naturally discern whether the audio and visual elements they hear and see align with their cognitive concepts. The artwork's title, "The Desire for Recognition," refers to both the AI's yearning for recognition accuracy and the viewers' wish to recognize the content and sound in the images.