Explore the Unthinkable
The Embassy of the Republic of Užupis to Munich is a one of a kind initiative that combines arts, technology and politics to promote innovations that are more accessible, more inspired and more ethical. The initiative focuses on artificial intelligence (AI) and its possible consequences for society. With consulting, workshops, talks, and parties, the embassy brings together cutting edge AI engineers, rebellious artists and high-ranking policy makers.
Besides ambassador H.E. Max Haarich, six consuls work for the initiative including the humanoid Roboy, who is responsible for naturalizations. This makes it the world’s first artificially intelligent diplomat. The Užupis embassy is one of the rare arts-related initiatives actively engaging in international policymaking for AI. They are a partner of the German BMBF’s Science Year on AI, a partner of the EU’s AI Alliance and a member of the German Association of the UN.
Biographies:
H.E. Max Haarich (DE) is a consultant on arts and technology with a focus on ethics in Artificial Intelligence (AI). He studied Communication Science at RWTH Aachen and worked on the topics of Innovation and Strong AI in academia and industry. In 2017 he became ambassador of Užupis. His Munich Embassy builds bridges between arts and technology to make innovations more inspired, accessible, and ethical.
http://uzhupisembassy.eu/
Since his Master’s degree at ETH Zurich in 2012, Rafael Hostettler (DE) has been building robots modelled after the human body and leading a medical devices start-up. Roboy, his 3D-printed robot boy, is not only part of the research project “The Human Brain Project” to give bodies to simulated brains. Roboy also plays in a theatre, goes to school and teaches children artificial intelligence & ethics.
https://roboy.org/
