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Re: The interactive installation “I Want You To Want Me” at MoMA: This is interesting vis-a-vis what I’m thinking about re the ‘Window Art/Mirror Art’ axis. The exhibit seems to be overly obsessed with gazing deeply into the mirror, rather than looking outwardly for transcendence. By only using what people type into websites we only see a ‘stylized’ version of behaviors. It is merely feedback, although may be useful in seeing the undercurrent of our emotions, similar to seeing what the big bang looked like as opposed to seeing only through imagination. While this may seem transformative, it might actually diminish imagination. And once people are aware of themselves being tracked, may artificially load the system with inaccurate data as people dissimulate reality.
 

[1/8/2025: LLMs obviously can “artificially load the system with inaccurate data”, causing “hallucinations”. Since text has always been “wet” on the internet” our understanding of reality is being changed as easily as an oil painting, or making edits in Photoshop. Changing someone’s face in Photoshop is also a form of “artificially load the system with inaccurate data”].