Am I a Strange Loop? asks whether a humanoid robot equipped with artificial intelligence can become self-aware? The installation features an “android lab” to carry out live AI experiments featuring the Alter3 humanoid robot, which has components for perception, actuator control, and episodic memory. Following in the footsteps of Douglas Hofstadter, Am I a Strange Loop? hypothesises that self-awareness arises when AI processes couple the robot’s outputs to its own inputs, creating a strange loop that turns back on itself and thus creates a “virtual I.” Visitors are asked to make up their own mind whether they believe the Alter3 android exhibits self-awareness.
