Narrative short film and Video Installation 2022

Director: Julian Pixel Schmiederer

I Hear Future Voices is here to question the power and influence of AI-based voice assistant systems (VAs) on human life, both in the present and in the near future. Backed by scientific research in the field, the installation proposes an artistic insight into the everyday use of voice assistants. Coupled with a distinctive intimate, play-like aesthetic, the three constitutive parts of this visual project catapult viewers into disparate realities located between utopia and dystopia. During the Ars Electronica Festival, I Hear Future Voices will be presented on three contiguous screens and accompanied by an informative, research-based installation. The aim is to view voice assistant technologies through a critical lens, reflect on what human-centered AI means, and highlight challenges, problems, and consequences coming with the usage of VAs. I Hear Future Voices is part of the LIT Special Call and arose out of the cooperation between Nives Meloni, the JKU Psychology student (MA) and Julian Schmiederer, the film director.