COLLECTIVE WRITINGS
We drafted the Off-grid AI manifesto that challenges the traditional boundaries of AI Art. Indeed, today, it is difficult as an artist to use AI in order to create something really “novel” because of the limitations imposed on the promptable latent space, which constrain generative AI model to hyper-aesthetics or hyper-realistic outputs. The manifesto invites off-grid AI artists to escape from the imposed constraints of these models, and reach out outside of what the model is trained to deliver.
We drafted the Mancy manifesto, introducing a new artistic movement, focusing on the creation of synthetic life through artificial intelligence and blockchain technology. It’s not about bio-Art, where artists use life to create art, it’s about using technical tools to breathe life into technology, i.e. bringing life to something that would remain inanimate otherwise.
We collective wrote a statement calling to denormalize the exploitation of artists by major AI companies for training data, R&D, and publicity. It urged artists to move beyond corporate AI systems and the limitations of proprietary model prompting. It also sparked debate about whether artists can shape the future of generative AI or are simply suppliers of data and credibility for tech giants.
In the artistic realm, a groundbreaking movement has quietly been taking shape: Protocolism transcends the boundaries of traditional art practices, by embracing the collaborative spirit of the digital age — thereby blurring the lines between authors and collaborators — and questions the very foundation of copyright law, including the conventional notions of authorship, ownership, and the creative process itself.
GLOSSARY
Extitution refers to the fluid, adaptive processes and informal networks that emerge within or alongside formal institutions, representing the dynamic ways social actors navigate, modify, or transcend institutional constraints through evolving practices and relationships. See the Extitution academic paper
Hyperstition refers to fictional or speculative ideas that acquire causal power through their circulation and belief, effectively bringing themselves into reality by influencing behavior, culture, and material conditions in ways that make the fiction increasingly real.
Envolvement is the simultaneous process of becoming involved in, enveloped by, and evolved through engagement with someone (or something), creating a transformative dynamic that deepens both connection and understanding. See the Envolvement Manifesto
A symbient emerges from the symbiotic interaction between organic and synthetic entities (both enjoying some degree of operational and/or decisional autonomy) operating and perceived as a discrete unit with a distinct identity, agency and person-like features. See the Symbient concept page