Collective Transformation Lab
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Alter.Ego
How Do AI Personalities Influence Us?
Flashing lights, whirring motors and cheerful chimes – visitors to the Ars Electronica Festival 2025 encounter an unusual interaction partner in the Open Futurelab: a claw machine. Yet this is no ordinary arcade game. Instead of controlling a joystick to win a prize, players must engage in dialogue with one of its shifting AI personalities…
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Collective Transformation Lab
Engaging Strategies for Social Challenges
“Think slow, act fast” is the mantra of the Collective Transformation Lab – an enlightening self-reflection platform established as a collaboration between tech start-up Godot and the Ars Electronica Futurelab.
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Buzz Swatters
Playful Pandemic Prevention
Buzzing noises, an inconspicuous window, tropical humidity, and the impression of being chased: Buzz Swatters: Playful Pandemic Prevention addresses the collective action problem of infectious diseases in an innovative and playful way.
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Anatomy of Nudging
Transparent AI for Society
The installation Anatomy of Nudging aims to involve users in the utilization of artificial intelligence and thus create a trusting relationship with AI. Anatomy of Nudging was the first installation of the Collective Transformation Lab – an enlightening self-reflection platform by the Japanese AI start-up Godot and the Ars Electronica Futurelab.