Artificial Irreverence - Improvised Theatre with Robots

Explore the fascinating intersection of artificial intelligence and improvised theatre in this 45-minute conference talk by AI researcher Piotr Mirowski. Discover the journey of creating Pyggy and A.L.Ex. (Artificial Language Experiment), the world's first Artificial Improvisors, designed to perform live improvised comedy alongside human actors. Learn about the challenges and successes of using state-of-the-art natural language processing and deep learning techniques to train a conversational agent on dialogue from thousands of movies. Gain insights into the process of endowing chatbots with robotic avatars and the implications for live performances. Delve into thought-provoking questions about the nature of spontaneity, communication, and the modeling of language through patterns. Understand how this innovative project aims to bridge the gap between artistic, acting, and AI communities while exploring the limits of human-machine interaction in a theatrical context.