OPEN SOURCE, OPEN FUTURE
12 STUDENTS. 10 LANGUAGES. 3 UNIFIED MESSAGES AGAINST CORPORATE AI.
An international media campaign spotlighting a group of 12 students from across the globe, each speaking in their native language as they confront the accelerating dominance of corporate AI. The project is a creative uprising designed to disrupt Big Tech narratives, as students push back by imagining more human futures.
PART 1:
[ CTRL + Z ]
— TO RECODE
Masked students perform three key so-called architects of our future: Zuckerberg, Musk, Altman. To symbolize scanning through the overwhelming noise, the incoherence of their public messaging, and distorted corporate narratives, the piece begins with a surge of glitchy, accelerated media—followed by a chilling quote from each tech leader.
— TO RECODE
Masked students perform three key so-called architects of our future: Zuckerberg, Musk, Altman. To symbolize scanning through the overwhelming noise, the incoherence of their public messaging, and distorted corporate narratives, the piece begins with a surge of glitchy, accelerated media—followed by a chilling quote from each tech leader.
PART 2: [ SCREAM_TO_TEXT ]
— TO AWAKEN
In raw, unfiltered clips, each student begins with a scream: a primal response to the anxiety AI provokes, followed by a confession of their greatest AI fear, related to surveillance, automated warfare, inequality, energy usage, and more.
— TO AWAKEN
In raw, unfiltered clips, each student begins with a scream: a primal response to the anxiety AI provokes, followed by a confession of their greatest AI fear, related to surveillance, automated warfare, inequality, energy usage, and more.
PART 3: [ SIGN_OFF ]
— TO RESIST
A sequence devoted to silent resistance. Students sign in International Sign Language: “I am a teacher. Will AI replace me?” As corporations seek to dominate the AI landscape, even the most human acts—like teaching and therapy—are under threat.
— TO RESIST
A sequence devoted to silent resistance. Students sign in International Sign Language: “I am a teacher. Will AI replace me?” As corporations seek to dominate the AI landscape, even the most human acts—like teaching and therapy—are under threat.
Credits
Mika Johnson
Concept, Film Direction
Jakub Tranta
Concept, Art Direction, Video Editing, VFX, Sound Design, Music
Ján Tompkins
Assistant Director
Awali
Music
Elif, Adam, Yoon, Julia, Kajan, Aru, Daniel, Jade, Karina, Charina, Yasmine, Vicky, Lexi, Mariam
Student Crew and Performers
