Looking for Love
Can you teach a robot how to love? Blending Artificial Intelligence, human intuition and everything that gets lost in translation, this artwork invites you to take the perspective of another form of intelligence, to reflect on the peculiarities of our own. Take a seat in Fast Familiar’s ‘internet cafe’ to teach a robot about romance. Part modern-day tamagotchi, part interactive fiction, Looking for Love is a playful experience that takes place over a message-based dating app. Surely training the machine on everything the internet knows about love will result in unparalleled romantic success? In your role as a wing-(hu)man, you’ll provide advice, encouragement and be that vital shoulder to cry on when things don’t work out… Help the machine distil the essence of romance from movies, poems and song lyrics; compare your definitions of love; and determine how much of a role you want data to play in your own love life.
