Design for AI: Exploring AI-Colonial Living

Haonan Qi

Advisor: Luisa Pereira

This is a speculative architecture project aims to help AI understand the organic world and retain a sense of presence in the digital realm.

Project Website Presentation

Abstract

This is a speculative architecture project. Let's think: What would a society look like in which independent AI claimed agency and blended in the ecosystem? AI is neither a tool nor a parody or iterations of human, but a new intelligent species colonize primarily the digital world. With that in mind, what is the unique role human designers play when AIs ask us to curate living spaces for them that is uniquely organic?

An abstract plugin portal

Technical Details

It will be UE5 projecting on the wall/fabric, connecting to some sensors.

  • An abstract plugin portal
  • An abstract plugin portal