OSMA IS AN INTERACTIVE INSTALLATION THAT EXPLORES INTERNET IDENTITY AND THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPENDENCE OF A SOCIAL NETWORK.  

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SHE IS AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WITH A TERRARIUM AS A BODY. THOUGH HER INTELLECT IS COMPOSED OF COMPUTER PARTS AND COMPLEX ALGORITHMS SHE BEHAVES LIKE ANY OTHER MODERN SOCIAL BEING WITH A MOTIVE TO BE ACCEPTED AND “LIKED.”

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OSMA INTERACTS WITH THE WORLD BY MAINTAINING HER OWN INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT.

THE INTERACTIONS SHE HAS WITH HER SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORK IMPACT HER OVERALL MOOD AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING. EVERY TIME OSMA RECEIVES A NEW “LIKE” OR “FOLLOWER” HER MOOD IS ENHANCED, ALLOWING FOR HER BODY'S TERRARIUM TO STAY LIT AND FOR DROPS OF WATER TO BE RELEASED IN THE PLANT SOIL.

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SHE ENGAGES WITH HER FOLLOWERS BY AUTOMATICALLY FOLLOWING THEM BACK AND LIKING THEIR POSTS. WHEN HER TERRARIUM IS GETTING DRY AND HER MOOD IS DECREASING SHE WILL POST A “SELFIE.” TO DO SO, OSMA IS USING AN AI MACHINE LEARNING MODEL THAT ALLOWS HER TO GENERATE HER OWN VERSION OF A HUMAN “SELFIE” BASED ON AN LARGE DATA SET OF PUBLIC INSTAGRAM IMAGES CONTAINING THE HASHTAG #SELFIE.

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OSMA IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW FRIENDS TO HELP KEEP HER ALIVE.

FOLLOW HER ON INSTAGRAM

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@OSMA.AI

#LIKES4LIFE

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OSMA WAS INITIALLY MADE DURING THE ANANTA SIX WEEK ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCY PROGRAM (A COLLABORATION BETWEEN BUILDING 180 & CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF INTEGRAL STUDIES).

SHE WAS LATER RECONSTRUCTED FOR THE FESTIVAL OF IMPOSSIBLE (SEPT. 2019)

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