ABOUT
GRAPHIC DESIGN
ALICJA WISNIOWKA
ANDREW KIM
ANGELA SUN
ANGIE WIJAYA
CARLYN SOARES
CHARLOTTE KERSHAW
CIARAN BRANDIN
CONGCONG WANG
ERIC RANDALL MARKUS
FIONA LIN
GABRIELA TIRADO
HEEYEON KIM
JIAYI MA
KABITA DAS
KAYLAH HAYE
MAUREEN BURNS
YIAN ZHAO
OLIVIA WILLIAMS
SARAH CUMMINGS
SARAH PERKINS
SHARON ZHONG
SKYLER TSE
VALENTINA WICKI
WENJING LIU
PAINTING
BRIDGETTE REILLY
ELANNA HONAN
ELLEN KANELLIAS
GREY LENNON
HANMO ZHOU
KIMBERLEY ZAK
OLIVIA JAMES
TIMOTHY JAMES BERGERON
XIAN MARIE AZU-BOLES
PRINTMAKING
LEO FEININGER
MICHAEL LAUNGJESSADAKUN
SCULPTURE
BARBARA KANG
DEVIN WILSON
NINA MILLER
SOFIJA CHRONEOS
SCULPTURE
BARBARA KANG
DEVIN WILSON
NINA MILLER
SOFIJA CHRONEOS
YIAN ZHAO
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Thesis Project
We live in surveillance. Countless cameras are watching us walking, talking, and living in our “private” lives. People block the cameras on the laptop; states banned the use of facial recognition by agencies. My computer science class and internship that taught me the algorithms and applications to peep at people's lives through cameras make me feel worse. However, is facial recognition really that evil? Can banning technology solve the problem? For the thesis, I will explore various aspects of artificial intelligence and discuss the trust crisis brought about by technology.
Through research about facial recognition in real-life situations and artworks, I learned opinions from different perspectives. AI technology can be the devil that censors the public and minorities. However, it can also be the opposite that improves life quality and protects people, especially during this pandemic period. Technology is innocent. The outcome depends on who uses it and how it is used. In the show, I will build an interactive website that enables the audience to explore facial recognition by oneself. The audience can upload or use the webcam to take an image, and the website will return an abstract computer-generated portrait based on it. The elements in the portrait will build a visual system that gives an objective description of the user during lockdown. It is designed to be a warm and encouraging experience for people who have stayed at home for months. It also aims to provide another perspective to people about AI technology.
yianzhao.com
Thesis Project
We live in surveillance. Countless cameras are watching us walking, talking, and living in our “private” lives. People block the cameras on the laptop; states banned the use of facial recognition by agencies. My computer science class and internship that taught me the algorithms and applications to peep at people's lives through cameras make me feel worse. However, is facial recognition really that evil? Can banning technology solve the problem? For the thesis, I will explore various aspects of artificial intelligence and discuss the trust crisis brought about by technology.
Through research about facial recognition in real-life situations and artworks, I learned opinions from different perspectives. AI technology can be the devil that censors the public and minorities. However, it can also be the opposite that improves life quality and protects people, especially during this pandemic period. Technology is innocent. The outcome depends on who uses it and how it is used. In the show, I will build an interactive website that enables the audience to explore facial recognition by oneself. The audience can upload or use the webcam to take an image, and the website will return an abstract computer-generated portrait based on it. The elements in the portrait will build a visual system that gives an objective description of the user during lockdown. It is designed to be a warm and encouraging experience for people who have stayed at home for months. It also aims to provide another perspective to people about AI technology.