Baby x: digital artificial intelligence, computational neuroscience and empathetic interaction.

Abstract

As a new media curator, I work with artistic practices that engage multi-sensory media environments. Baby X is a digital artificial intelligence mixed reality installation created by Dr Mark Sagar. It is concurrently a neuro-behavioural computational model with emergent behaviours actively being used for neuro-scientific research and, at times, a media art installation on public display. This paper will explore some of the diverse issues at play in this project from the perspectives of embodied cognition, emotional engagement and perception within a mixed reality environment and transdisciplinary research context.