Violet Divine applies finishing touches to "Nostalgia of Yesterday's Tomorrow (aka EmoBot)," by herself & Markus Krause. "The Emobot is a larger-than-life, retro-futuristic robot that interacts with participants through questions and dialogue, expressing a range of emotions using light and color. While today’s artificial intelligence is complex and sometimes unreliable, our project seeks to highlight both its vast potential and clear limitations. By exploring how AI can be humanized — with all the resulting strengths and fallibilities — we aim to narrow the gap between people and technology. Emobot invites genuine connection and curiosity, offering insight into both human and artificial emotional experience, and encouraging participants to reflect on what connects us all."
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Photo by: George Post

Year: 2025

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Violet Divine applies finishing touches to "Nostalgia of Yesterday's Tomorrow (aka EmoBot)," by herself & Markus Krause. "The Emobot is a larger-than-life, retro-futuristic robot that interacts with participants through questions and dialogue, expressing a range of emotions using light and color. While today’s artificial intelligence is complex and sometimes unreliable, our project seeks to highlight both its vast potential and clear limitations. By exploring how AI can be humanized — with all the resulting strengths and fallibilities — we aim to narrow the gap between people and technology. Emobot invites genuine connection and curiosity, offering insight into both human and artificial emotional experience, and encouraging participants to reflect on what connects us all."

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