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of visual signifiers which only machines can read and write is | of visual signifiers which only machines can read and write is | ||
becoming increasingly commonplace in areas once solely the realm | becoming increasingly commonplace in areas once solely the realm | ||
of the human-readable. Walls Have Ears is a generative installation | of the human-readable. ''Walls Have Ears'' is a generative installation | ||
that gently prods this brave new world of synthetic literacy by also | that gently prods this brave new world of synthetic literacy by also | ||
engendering the machine with the ability to listen. Over the duration | engendering the machine with the ability to listen. Over the duration | ||
of Generative Art 2011 in Rome, the machine was continuously | of ''Generative Art 2011'' in Rome, the machine was continuously | ||
overhearing human presenters’ speech direct from the lectern. | overhearing human presenters’ speech direct from the lectern. | ||
In much the same manner humans acquire a foreign spoken language, | This environment exploits the highly subjective nature of | ||
realtime artificial speech-to-text transcription to distill a dynamic, if not | |||
somewhat idiosyncratic, living document of the proceedings. Displayed | |||
on a subtle wall-sized QR video assemblage in an adjacent exhibition, | |||
the system's understanding of what is happening is both a compelling visual | |||
abstraction, as well as a reasonably faithful account, provided, of | |||
course, one has a machine that will graciously serve as an interpreter. | |||
In much the same manner humans acquire a foreign spoken language, | |||
the most talented artificial speech-to-text transcription relies heavily | the most talented artificial speech-to-text transcription relies heavily | ||
on situated cognition, and as such, also exhibits the peculiar tendency | on situated cognition, and as such, also exhibits the peculiar tendency |
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