Artist Statement:
With an exponential increase in technological developments over the past
decade, it's not farfetched to anticipate the rise of artificial intelligence and
its impact on the world as we know it. Science is at a point where robotics are
being developed in humanistic ways, from their basic aesthetics, to the duties
they’ve been delegated and the roles that they possess. Although robotics are
still in their early stages, fifty years can provide an immense period of
growth for such technology; take the computer for example, and consider its
capabilities and stature from just a few decades ago to our present day. Just
imagine this very behavior in our current-day robotic prototypes.
The illustration above depicts Earth in
the year 2064. Phenomenon of our present day, such as global warming, have
swept the planet and have left the environment unlivable for mankind. Humans
are kept within a purified atmosphere, where as a community, they were to develop
a resolution for their current environment through means of virtual reality.
Upon finding a solution in their virtual environment, the same community
developed a series of robots to execute their plan in reality, as an attempt to
restore Earth. These robots carried out their most basic functions, but began
to recognize the lack of authority humankind had over them outside of the purified facility and retaliated against
their authority—achieving supremacy over mankind. This artificial intelligence
has continued to develop Earth for the betterment of their newly developed
society, whereas the humans remain locked up within a research facility, being
examined like mice as they continue to develop their artificial Earth. Failure
to contribute to this effort leaves a human vulnerable to modifications, where
the individual's identity is transplanted into a robot, and will
inevitably assist in the establishment of the new society.
