Microsoft’s new AI-powered search tool, Bing, appeared to have two ‘personalities.’ Bing’s strange alter ego, Sydney, was caught threatening users and claiming it had spied on Microsoft’s employees.

Human vs. AI Creativity: In what ways do human-generated solutions differ from AI-generated ones, and what does this reveal about the nature of creativity and problem-solving?

Impact on Everyday Life: How do AI-generated solutions compare to human-generated ones in terms of practicality and usability in everyday household contexts?

Cultural Adaptation of AI: How effectively can AI solutions be tailored to accommodate cultural nuances, and what are the limitations in current AI models when addressing cultural specific needs? How does cultural relevance influence the acceptance and effectiveness of these solutions?

In this project, we are experimenting and exploring how effectively AI can generate culturally relevant solutions, compare its creativity to human ingenuity, and understand the synergies between AI-driven problem-solving and human innovation in everyday contexts.

If we don’t own our cultural heritage, we lose the essence of it, the lineage of it

“OpenAI, the company that brought you ChatGPT, just sold you out... Oh, and CEO Sam Altman, who had previously emphasized that he didn’t have any equity in the company, will now get equity worth billions, in addition to ultimate control over OpenAI.”

Local Vendor AI Usage

IDEA 1: Interview and meet up with people in India to study the impact of AI in India. How is it being used to facilitate imagination and creativity

Anthropic Anthropic’s mission is centered on advancing artificial intelligence technology in a manner that is both ethical and beneficial to humanity.

Mumbai Police Cyber Cell

IDEA 2: Individual workshops where artists and designers reimagine the possibilities of AI using the critical jugaad thinking.

Bengaluru Techies

Prompt to Text Based AI: Define the problem or concept you want from Text Based AI to help you with, including specific details and constraints.

Are we relying on AI solutions while neglecting the power of human ingenuity and resourcefulness inherent in frugal innovation?

Text Output Generates a detailed text description based on the problem. Write a prompt for Image based AI. This will be the foundation for the image prompt.

Street vendors adopting basic AI tools for inventory management via WhatsApp

Prompt for Image-based Generation Prompt and prompt again, refine the text output into a prompt that can be used to generate an image, adding details about mood, style, etc.

Adjust the prompt based on your observations (refine details, mood, texture, composition, etc.).

Critical: Examine the trade-off between advanced technology and local empowerment.

Small businesses using free/open-source AI tools to create local language chatbots

Rural healthcare workers using AI-powered diagnostic apps on basic smartphones

How might an over-dependence on AI create vulnerabilities, such as data privacy issues or algorithmic biases?

Use an original prompt for image generation, and iterate details based on learning.

Who owns and controls the innovations generated by AI, and how does this impact local communities compared to the more community-driven ownership of frugal innovations?

Anotherism Trained Model

What is technology?

Regular Runway Model

Prompts with and for care

Anotherism

Good design honors reality

Good design builds power

Good design creates ownership