'The Call' is an AI-controlled PC fan that plays music



Audiovisual artists Holly Herndon and Matt Dryhurst have created and released 'The Call,' an art piece in which a large number of PC fans lined up on a wall play music.

Holly Herndon & Mat Dryhurst: The Call - Serpentine Galleries
https://www.serpentinegalleries.org/whats-on/holly-herndon-mat-dryhurst-the-call/

Musical 'GPU organ' powers its pipes using PC fans and AI models | Tom's Hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/musical-gpu-organ-powers-its-pipes-using-pwm-fans



According to Serpentine, which is exhibiting the work, the artwork represents 'AI amplifying the transformation from the individual to the collective, like a choir where many individual voices become a collective.'

To train the AI, Herndon and Dryhurst created a songbook of hymns, singing exercises and recording protocols, and then worked with the Serpentine team to record with 15 community choirs across the UK.

Regarding Herndon's use of the term 'GPU organ,' the news site Tom's Hardware pointed out that 'there is no GPU in the art itself, and it appears he just gave a catchy name to a PWM-enabled fan-driven pipe organ,' but added that 'it's possible that a GPU was used for training.'

The art piece 'The Call' will be on display at the art gallery 'Serpentine North' until February 2, 2025. Admission is free.



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