The exhibition at the Jeu de Paume in Paris presents a critical exploration of the impact of artificial intelligence on artistic production and our perception of the world, bringing together over 50 international artists - including Trevor Paglen, Hito Steyerl, Agnieszka Kurant, Christian Marclay, and Joan Fontcuberta - who use AI to question the ongoing cultural, social, and ecological transformations. The show is structured around two main sections: the first dedicated to analytical AI, encompassing systems of computer vision and facial recognition, and the second focused on generative AI, capable of producing texts, images, sounds, and videos. Through digital works, immersive installations, generative videos, and cyanotypes, the artists explore themes such as technological surveillance, the invisible labor of click workers, the environmental impact of data extraction, and emerging algorithmic aesthetics. A distinctive feature of the exhibition is the “time capsules,” display cases conceived as cabinets of curiosities, linking current technological shifts to a historical perspective by presenting technical devices, photographs, and diagrams that trace the genealogy of automation and computation.
