Title: :robot_face:

Venue and Format: Zoom and Twitch

Innovation: Audience contestants compete as they reprogram AI chatbots to complete reality-TV challenges.

Rapid advances in artificial intelligence, neural networks, and deepfake algorithms mean that it’s no longer a question of if chatbots will be able to hold convincing conversations with humans — it’s a question of when. But if we’re not even sure what exactly we want from our human partners, then how are we supposed to know what to ask of our robot companions?

THEATRE/COMPANY: Dacha Theater

ARTISTS:
Created by Nick O’Leary and Nathan Whitehouse, with Dacha Theatre (cast and programmers listed on site)

DATE OF PREMIERE: August 28, 2020

COUNTRY: USA

LANGUAGE: English

CATEGORY: Zoom, Twitch

SHOW WEBSITE

REVIEWS:

Feldman, Adam. “This interactive show lets you be part of a mock reality-TV competition.” TimeOut. September 10, 2020.

Nelson, Noah J. “Feature Creep Hinders The Otherwise Clever ‘:robot_face:’” No Proscenium. September 1, 2020.

Pearce, Celia. “Beyond the ‘Zoom Play’ — :robot_face: Creates a New Kind of Mediated Performance.” Medium. September 10, 2020.