Imaging Future Reciprocal Human–AI Encounters Through Interactive Exhibition: Designing Wander Poet AI

Abstract

This thesis presents Wander Poet AI, a playful anddiegetic prototype introducing unique interactions such as ritualistic awakening, refusing utilitarian tasks, requiring creative collaboration, and actively managing memories through manual curation by participants, limiting memory storage capacity to encourage thoughtful interactions in an interactive exhibition. The Wander Poet AI embraces ludic, speculative, and intentionally counterfunctional interactions, inviting participants to explore more profound and meaningful relationships with an AIembedded entity. The main research question of the thesis is: How can experimental AI art installations function as diegetic prototypes for alternative sociotechnical imaginaries that counter dominant AI narratives? Ultimately, this work aims to diversify and challenge dominant narratives about Artificial Intelligence, encouraging people to think more critically and creatively about meaningful interactions between humans and AI.