A Human ConcertoMachine & ArtNOW

Erase the format of music
Insert rests in AI voices
Machine learns to respirate
Extract rhythm from the breath

The essence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) lies in its intelligence, that is, the ability to learn from big data models and generate wisdom. On the other hand, human beings process wisdom as well, embodied in their flesh, blood and breathing. Breathing reflects the needs, and needs impose limitations. On restless days, focusing on breathing brings us back to the basic instinct of being human. As intelligence is not exclusive to human, in an era where imagery is not a correct depiction of reality, the definition of “human” seems to seek for rethinking. The AI pioneer Joseph Weizenbaum remarked that the danger of Artificial Intelligence does not reside in machines thinking more and more like people, but in people thinking more and more like machines.



“A Human Concerto” is GayBird’s ninth large-scale multimedia musical production. When everyone is fascinated by how AI imitates and replicates existing models, this work regards artificial intelligence as a performer reflecting the present - "it" can be a speaker who needs not to breathe, a singer with an infinite vocal range, a narrator who understands ten languages, or an actor not confined by gender stereotypes. “It” momentarily collaborates and competes with live performers, interpreting the unique relationship between human beings and technology in a divesting, raveling, conflicting and balancing tug-of-war. Through breath-like pacing, fragmented pieces are assembled into a complete movement, leading the audience to explore the infinite possibilities of art combined with technology and creating a different sense of wholeness.

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