Versificatore
AI ante-litteram from a Primo Levi’s novel
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Centro Internazionale di Studi Primo Levi ︎︎︎
Bruce Sterling ︎︎︎
︎ In partnership with
Centro Studio Levi and RAI
︎ Presentation during Share Festival XVII
Bruce Sterling conceived and announced the project Il Versificatore at the previous edition of Share Festival. Il Versificatore is a working progress project inspired by one of the short stories in Primo Levi's Storie naturali (1966). This multidisciplinary project aims to unite art, technology and literature in a fascinating and provocative dialogue. The design and construction of the device, which will incorporate ChatGPT artificial intelligence to transform prose into poetry.
But the Versificatore is more than just a machine. It is an experiment, a reflection on the nature of creativity and the role of technology in our society. It is a tribute to Primo Levi, one of Italy's greatest writers, and his reflections on technology and humanity.
After the exhibition of the project at the 17th Share Festival - “Elaborator” - and at the Book Fair by the collaboration with MUFANT - Museolab of the Fantastic and Science Fiction in Turin - the aim of Bruce Sterling is to make various “Versificatori” in collaboration with artists, engineers, creatives, businesses and cultural entities in the area of Turin.
But the Versificatore is more than just a machine. It is an experiment, a reflection on the nature of creativity and the role of technology in our society. It is a tribute to Primo Levi, one of Italy's greatest writers, and his reflections on technology and humanity.
After the exhibition of the project at the 17th Share Festival - “Elaborator” - and at the Book Fair by the collaboration with MUFANT - Museolab of the Fantastic and Science Fiction in Turin - the aim of Bruce Sterling is to make various “Versificatori” in collaboration with artists, engineers, creatives, businesses and cultural entities in the area of Turin.
