Radio Play
Live Participatory Worldbuilding and Performance with Generative AI
A workshop for ISEA2022 Possibles. June 11, 10-6pm CEST. CCCB, Aula 1
<<< LIVE >>> 5-5:30 CEST/1500-1530 GMT June 11
(listen to a two minute excerpt)
Description
With recent advancements in machine learning techniques, researchers have demonstrated remarkable achievements in text synthesis, understanding, and generation. This hands-on workshop introduces state-of-the-art transformer model (GPT-3) through a participatory, interactive event culminating in a live radio show and internet transmission. Participants will gain experience with Open AI’s GPT-3 as members of an AI writers room. We will discuss issues of liveness and serendipity; possibilities for human/non-human co-authorship; and relate these computational processes to human language, perception, and embodiment. Please bring a text you would like to experiment with!
Schedule
Saturday, June 11 2022
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 10:00 | Introduction Background and setup |
| 10:30 | Activity: warming up our language engines (Discord). Discuss. |
| 11:00 | Writer’s Rooms 1: Worldbuilding (small groups) |
| 11:45 | Reconvene: share out and decide on concept, themes |
| 12:00 | Writer’s Rooms 2: Developing scenes (small group) |
| 12:45 | Reconvene: share out scene progress, sign up for production. Other elements (sponsor messages, etc.) |
| 13:00 | ~ lunch break ~ |
| 14:00 | Pre-Production: Peformance Planning |
| 15:00 | Reconvene: share out. Sequence blocks, timing. |
| 16:00 | Rehearsal and Sound Check |
| 17:00 | Performance and Broadcast Performance and Live Internet Transmission |
| 17:30 | Debrief |
| 18:00 | ~ wrap ~ |
Tools and Resources
- Radio Play Slides (google slides)- __Discord Server [LINK REMOVED]
- OpenAI Beta beta.openai.com/overview
- Radio Grids (google sheets)
References
- OpenAI GPT-3: Language Models are Few-Shot Learners, 2020
- Jordi Armengol-Estapé, Ona de Gibert Bonet, and Maite Melero, On the Multilingual Capabilities of Very Large-Scale English Language Models arxiv.org/abs/2108.13349
- Examples of GPT-3 co-writing: Kenric Allado-McDowell’s Pharmako-AI or Amor Cringe.
- To familiarize yourself with GPT-3, sign up for the beta (openai.com/api), and work through these simple AI playground examples: https://beta.openai.com/examples.
- Chat: https://beta.openai.com/examples/default-chat
- Science Fiction Book List: https://beta.openai.com/examples/default-sci-fi-book-list
- Advertisement from Product Description: https://beta.openai.com/examples/default-ad-product-description
Team
Ash Smith - Story, Worlds, Speculative Design Lab, UNL - asheveryday.com
Stephanie Sherman - Central St. Martins MA Narrative Environments, Radio Espacio Estación - stephaniesherman.info
Robert Twomey - Machine Cohabitation Lab UNL - roberttwomey.com
Jinku Kim - Johnny Carson for Emerging Media Arts UNL - www.grayscale64.com
Agustina Woodgate - Radio Espacio Estación - agustinawoodgate.com
Hernan Woodgate - Radio Espacio Estación - radioee.net
Patrick Coleman - Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination UCSD - patrickcoleman.org