Those of a nervous nature may want to skip this article. We are talking about the creepiest robots that have ever walked this Earth. Besides this, it is possible.
Robot dogs unveiled in a new art exhibition at Art Basel Miami show off frighteningly realistic replicas of the heads of some of the biggest names in tech, including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos. Art legends Andy Warhol and Pablo Picasso also appear.
But things get even stranger. Part of the exhibition entitled Common animalsRobots equipped with cameras walk around a small enclosure and then occasionally squat down to show an AI-generated Polaroid-like print of people watching. Each time this happens, the LED display on the dog's back will display the message “Poop Mode”.
Visitors can pick up one of the “poop,” or certificates that say the artwork is “tested and verified as 100% pure, non-GMO, organic dog shit, sourced from the anus of a medium-sized adult dog.”
The whimsical exhibit is the work of digital artist Mike Winkelman, better known as Beeple, known for his grotesque, satirical 3D images and animations that combine pop culture, politics and dystopian themes. He's also the guy who made $69 million selling NFTs. Everyday life: first 5000 days in 2021.
“What if viewing art was no longer a one-way encounter, but part of a feedback loop in which the work of art responds by observing, learning, and remembering us?” Beeple says from his latest installation, which clearly alludes to robot poop.
In the comments reported Beeple added to the Art Newspaper: “This is artificial intelligence that reimagines images and what a humanoid sees. The analogy is that we will increasingly see the world through artificial intelligence. We also see the world through the lens of artists and technology leaders like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, who shape what we see probably more than anyone else.”
If you're in the Miami area and want to be scared by seeing these robot dogs in person, you better hurry. Common animals will take place in the new digital art section of Zero 10 Art Basel until Sunday, December 7th.
