“Here, a debate between two artificial intelligences is staged: on one side, an AI that resists innovation, fears technocracy, and recalls the importance of tradition; on the other, an AI that embraces progress, looking to the future without fear or limits. The two AIs, however, avoid conflict; they prefer a smooth, rounded language, free of friction. This behavior of artificial intelligence algorithms can be interpreted as appropriate and even necessary, especially in a digital ecosystem often marked by verbal aggression and division.” [from the Preface by Numero Cromatico]

Un modo per diventare più umano is the edition linked to the artwork XXYY. The work presents a dialogue between two generative artificial intelligences (today’s chatbots) exploring scientific and technological progress from two diametrically opposed perspectives – one technophilic, the other technophobic.
In addition to the conversation between the two AIs, the volume includes a critical essay by project curator Daniela Cotimbo and photographs of the XXYY artwork.