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Report Claude vs GPT

​Interactive Audio Performance with 3 AI Large Language Models and a Human Participant.

Tokens of Decency (Nov. 2025)

Trilogy

#1: Ladder of Life

#2: Would You Do It Again?

#3: The Lesser of Two Evils

barcode statistics AI responses: GPT 5 vs Sonnet 4.5

16 in x 16 in x 56 in, duration: 13 minutes - 6 minutes - 6 minutes.

In this live performance designed as a lab experiment, the AI voice of the artist asks an AI participant (responding as itself, not prompted to be in character) and a human participant for honest answers about their values. The experience delivers a direct and at times brutal assessment of where we stand, and how our values compare to those of sophisticated systems that may or may not align with us.

The AI participants are frontier models Claude 4.5 and GPT 5.2. Their responses are statistically aggregated and recorded for later observation.  

Tokens of Decency, ai AI interactive installation by Space Machina

Interactive Automated Installation with  Video, Spatial Audio and AI Dialogue

Headspace #1 (July 2024)

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Interactive automated installation – 36 in x 36 in x 36 in, duration: 12 minutes  (3 acts).

Steel, aluminum, HDF with acrylic coating, cotton batting, fans, RGB lights,  6 channels spatial set up , soundtrack and video montage, use of AI voices and AI voice conversation, projector, microphone, printer, automation platforms.

 

Participants are inside someone's head, and  forced to make a split-second decision: will they jump to save a stranger from drowning in a river. Two scenarios ensue with unexpected outcomes, and invite a reflection on the notion of courage.

Deliverable: Participants get a printed  personalized report on their interaction with the AI.

 Headspace: an interactive, immersive experience exploring courage
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Multi-sensory Automated Installations for Bathrooms and Public Restrooms

Magic Bathroom (March - June 2023)

Experience Roulette

​Activated by participant (smart push button).
10 experiences, less than 1'30" long each, randomly selected: 5 original content (themes: Identity and Presence: body snatching, disappearance) and 5 curated IP (Not for commercial purposes. Themes: Artificial Intelligence, Life Meaning, Familiarity/Alienation).
"Easter Egg" scene: Disco ball.
Operating hours (red/green light)/Bathroom signage/Manageable remotely through web/
Experiences on Demand (Ipad)

​​​Trip to Mars

​A scenarized space travel for public restrooms with sink area and multiple stalls.
Duration: less than 5 minutes.
An interactive and fun experience with an end twist. Inspired by Twilight Zone. Includes: Door contact sensor, Humidity sensor, Starry Night Projector, Speakers, RGB lights, Ipad.

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​​​Ceremonial Shower

Activated by Participant (smart push button).15 experiences (45 scenes), 4 to 8 minutes long. Designed for emotional diversity (negative/positive, low/high energy).

Includes 3 moods (choice): creatively stimulated/intensely spiritual/pleasantly scared.

Each sequence includes a personalized 1-3 min mood set-up time while shower heats up. Some include additional 2 min in low light with stress-releasing yawning and breathing sessions.

Curated content: Live speeches/performances, movie soundtracks, field recordings (CC and IP content). Use of chromatic immersion through color showers (illusion of complementary colors), steam and scents​.

 

Magic Bedroom prototype (2023)

On-demand immersive experience designed for wonder and calm (lullabies). Includes: Pressure sensor, Starry Night Projector, RGB Lights, mini fans, speakers, Ipad dashboard.

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Automated Performance for a 4/5 -room Apartment

The Visit (September 2022)

Duration: 15 min long (5 scenes)
Participant:(s): 1
Themes: friendship, loss, change
Scene 0 (intro and instructions): entrance
Scene 1: bedroom
Scene 2 : kitchen (food/drink tasting)
Scene 3: dining room or kitchen table (optional: XR scene with Meta Quest)
Scene 4: living room (tarot cards)
Scene 5: office or 2nd bedroom (surprise box)
Companion Mobile App

Includes portable speaker strapped to chest.

The visit : homepage for the companion app
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© 2023 by Space Machina

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