’George Widener: the incredible life of the man who makes art for robots’
...In the nineties Widener began to get interested in the idea of the "singularity" – the point in the future, he estimates around 2050, where machines will become intelligent creatures.
He now says his art is for these future robot overlords. "They are going to need art too, and I am here to provide it.
"I felt I could be useful in a certain way, and use my system of dates as a medium for these intelligent machines of the future. And so I create these cities. I built these things on the structure of the specific dates involved. I am trying to reach out to these future machines."
The piece below, he explains, is a puzzle for robots. There is one date that is missing, and while it may be very difficult for a human to find the answer he thinks robots will find pleasure in it.
"Robots I believe will collect my work. But you don't need to be a robot to enjoy it."