Amazon-sponsored Artwork That 'Learns' Debuts At Smithsonian

This Oct. 27, 2021, photo shows, from left, artist Suchi Reddy and Swami Sivasubramanian, VP of Amazon Machine Learning at Amazon Web Services, in front of the interactive artwork "me + you" in Washington, D.C. The sculpture uses machine learning to interpret viewers' expressions about the future and incorporate them into the artwork. It is a featured piece of art in the exhibit Futures, which will welcome visitors to the Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building for the first time in 20 years when the exhibition opens. (AP Photo/Matthew Barakat)

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By Associated Press

November 17, 2021 at 4:06 PM UTC

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November 17, 2021 at 4:40 PM UTC

Washington (AP) -- The artificial intelligence at the heart of a new art exhibit, “me + you,” does not judge you necessarily, but it does analyze and interpret what you have to say.

Sponsored by Amazon Web Services, the sculpture by artist Suchi Reddy listens to what you have to say about the future and renders your sentiment in a display of colored lights and patterns.