Humans and Neural Networks:
Who is the Creator?
As of 2025, AI brings many questions into our lives. That’s why I want to begin speaking about this project not with answers, but with questions. I created a manifesto of nine philosophical dilemmas — each offering two possible answers, yet none of them correct. This is not a test. It is an invitation to pause, to reflect, and to see the future of life with AI not as a predetermined scenario, but as a space we shape together.
Every choice in this manifesto is a mirror: it does not tell you who you are, but reveals what you feel. And from these feelings, the conversation begins.
Why did I do it? You will find out in the upcoming cases.
The project turned out to be groundbreaking for the Russian market — and likely for the entire IT industry. It was born from my idea: why spend huge budgets on complex advertising campaigns for AI and fight against people’s fears, when instead we can make them feel and build an emotional connection?
I came up with both the concept and the name of the project, and I led the creative process from start to finish — making sure the idea remained clear and powerful at every stage of development.
For this reason, the project “Humans and Neural Networks: Who is the Creator?” was designed to make artificial intelligence tangible, relatable, and emotionally resonant for a broad audience. To achieve this, we chose the language of art — one that speaks directly to human emotions.
data.relic is another artwork I conceived for this exhibition, created in collaboration with the artists’ collective Splaces. It is an interactive stone sculpture that reflects people’s attitudes toward AI in 2025. Visitors voted: the left side for humans, the right side for AI. Sandblasting machines etched those choices into travertine, shaping a living artifact of our time — proof that the dialogue between humans and machines is already set in stone.