Unit-1 Critical reflection

Key words: AI, high-tech, post-humanistic gamification

Since the Industrial Revolution, human society has ushered in an era of technological take-off. Over the past 100 years, mankind has moved rapidly from the age of steam to the age of information technology. Verne could not have imagined that it would be a reality in the near future when he writed 20,000 miles under the sea. This is the power of technology to make the impossible possible. It is also the direct reason why works on science and technology have been so attractive over the past hundred years. For me, creating a fantasy world view based on a realistic background has always been my favorite form of work expression. Technology has given me the inspiration to create a world view.

Today, AI technology and digital technology have become synonymous with high technology. The development of these technologies will profoundly affect the social structure and form of human society, and thus directly affect the daily life of ordinary people. The consequences caused by such influence have its positive side, but also have many negative hidden dangers, the slightest mistake may lead to unimaginable disastrous consequences. However, in the face of the irreversible trend of scientific and technological development, there is always only one choice for human beings, that is, to accept the new technology, eliminate many difficulties, and make every effort to own their own place in the new world. That's what I try to say when I create my work

1.AI and humans

The relationship between AI technology and human beings is a central factor in the future of technology-induced social change, and has long been discussed as a major issue by many scientists, historians and science fiction writers. The most interesting part of this question is what is the difference between highly intelligent AI and humans. This problem raises more social ethical questions. How humans treat AI, which is not much different from themselves, and how they can not be replaced in their interactions with AI. I want to express my thinking about this problem through my works. I was inspired by a book called Will AI Replace Us. The book defines AI as an artificial computer program designed to mimic the human mind. And emphasized that highly intelligent AI is probably not fundamentally different from humans. He highlighted the AI manipulation in the U.S. presidential election as an example to warn people that the abuse of AI could lead to extremely serious consequences. It reminds me of science fiction: a setting in a sand dune. Human abuse of AI causes the AI to become self-aware and eventually turn against humans. So I tried to paint bloody fighting scenes where it wasn't clear who was right and who was wrong. To get people thinking about the relationship between humans and AI.

2. Gamification

Video games are evolving with the development of computer technology. It can be said that games and information technology are inseparable. With the continuous development and popularization of information technology, gamification thinking has increasingly penetrated into People's Daily life. Judging from the results, there must be the possibility of gamification in the development of AI technology.

My thinking on this question comes from my own work, AI Apocalypse 2100. I made this work into a card game. In the process, I found an interesting phenomenon, that is, the rules of the game led my thinking mode. And this phenomenon is becoming more and more common in the society. So I came up with an idea of world view setting based on gamification thinking. I drew on the work of lan cheng, an artist who gamified his work to express the resilience of human beings in the face of severe challenges, which is exactly what I want to express.

3. Post-humanism

Post-humanism can be seen as a unified discussion about the future of technology and social change. Post-humanism attempts to reshape the self-definition of humanity itself. The idea is to merge with high-tech machines, computer programs and so on to become the "new human." I first learned about this topic through the tutorial with Jo. Jo recommended a book called Alien chic to me, which made me fully understand the essence of post-humanism and fascinated by it. I think there is a future in which AI and humans coexist, and there is a great possibility of gamification. I think the combination of post-humanism and the former two opens up endless new possibilities.

To explore the theme, I used a lot of digital drawing methods. But in hindsight, as paul said to me, I should have experimented with different media. And in each form, it is possible to add more eye-catching elements. This is very much felt when I screen print. I also need to keep experimenting with new mediums and discovering new possibilities.

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