The rules are the art: creating with AI
summary
Builds rule sets for art by training models from a bespoke songbook sent to 15 choirs, produces a shared choral model that generates new ensemble recordings from people who never meet, and tests incentives with a voice-model + royalty-split for public collaboration. Constructs physical and digital rigs — a GPU-noise–inspired fan organ, a read-write room that retains performance memory, and a forum-like “Attention Guild” prototype — all evaluated by whether emergent work actually appears and sustains ongoing participation.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:52Artist Holly Hurnen
- 3:33Mythology vs AI
- 4:15Training AI with choirs
- 6:01Building Call exhibition
- 7:53Protocol art and creativity
- 9:18AI’s role in art
- 10:02Holly Plus voice models
- 13:19Centaur and minotaur futures
- 14:24Star Mirror collective singing
- 16:56Attention Guild debate
- 17:40Building for centaurs vs minotaurs
- 18:01Angels demons and change
- 19:05Conclusion and Q&A
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