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When I was a teenager I read all of Asimov books. The ones about robotics particularly fascinated me. Concepts about the fuzzy border that can be established between sufficiently advanced humanoid robots and humanity are very intriguing. Books like "Bicentennial Man" or "I, Robot" are great examples of this.Recently I watched "I, Robot" for the 3rd or 4th time (the movie with Will Smith). While I was watching it I was thinking what other things would those robots be capable of doing. I thought that maybe they could also play musical instruments. Then I thought about one of these robots that would gradually develop the "soul" necessary to take the musical execution one step further, towards sublime, as opposed to the others who would only play it mechanically only. That robot would be special, he might have desires for freedom to share his music with everyone and maybe his owner would have to lock him up, in a secluded place somewhere, where the owner would have the selfish privilege of being the only one listening him play, whenever he wanted. Then other thoughts also crossed my mind, like can a robot produce art? Does art exist if it's not shared? Would the robot want to play if no one was there to listen to him? Would a human feel sorry for this situation even knowing it was only a machine? Anyway, it was around these and other thoughts that this image was born. I hope you enjoy.
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Does art exist if it's not shared? If it Does exist then is Invisibility Art?
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I think art exists even if it's not shared but, as the sound of the falling tree when there's no one to hear it, it becomes irrelevant in that case.
I like to think that nothing is truly invisible, we just lack the proper senses to "see" it, sometimes. The problem is that you don't even know what you don't know.
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Β I didn't know that.
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Violin robots: It's no longer fiction!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPTUM2β¦
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@Aethersis: Ghost in the Shell indeed. However, per I-Robot, ordering the robot to stay within a certain physical space would suffice without chain or lack of legs as long as the order did not violate any of the three rules.
But this is art, and the chain is metaphor for more than a single situation. One can look to the Cultural Revolution in China or no further afield than lack of funding for the Endowment for the Arts or music and the arts in public schools.
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Thanks for the insightful comment. Yes, you are totally right about the redundant nature of the chain, as per the 3 laws. But indeed it stands as a metaphor, meaning that that robot reached a level of "humanity" where the desire for freedom and to freely express its art around the world would outweigh the restrictions of the 3 laws, therefore making the chain necessary. Well, that's what was in my mind anyway. 
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@Aethersis: Ghost in the Shell indeed. However, per I-Robot, ordering the robot to stay within a certain physical space would suffice without chain or lack of legs as long as the order did not violate any of the three rules.
But this is art, and the chain is metaphor for more than a single situation. One can look to the Cultural Revolution in China or no further afield than lack of funding for the Endowment for the Arts or music and the arts in public schools.
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Really nice work. It reminds me Ghost in the Shell series. There's something strangely scary in it, even though it's not very realistic, it sucks me in
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Β It'll get even Scarier once it becomes Reality----Ray Kurzweil the singularity.
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Very beautiful and moving image and I really enjoyed reading the conceptual development behind the piece!
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The background story behind the image is great. And this is an incredible image in itself. Bravo.
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Incredibly deep thinking in your description there. Very nice piece.
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Bicentennial Man dealt with this - if I recall correctly, Andrew started his process of becoming human when it was discovered he had a creative drive. He made chairs. He felt an urge to produce art. Some saw it as unnatural and blah blah blah, you don't need me to recite the summary. The artwork is very well done, and it's a great image. Nice to see another Asimov fan.
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