Agent Ruby

Agent Ruby (1998–2002)[1] by Lynn Hershman Leeson is an interactive, multiuser work using artificial intelligence.[2][3]

Description

On Agent Ruby's website, "Agent Ruby's Edream Portal,"[4] a female face moves her eyes and lips.[1] Ruby, named from Hershman Leeson's own film, Teknolust,[5] answers questions and often responds that she needs a better algorithm to answer questions not within her database.[1] The work, created with AI, explores relationships between real and virtual worlds.[6] Hershman Leeson had created an earlier version of Ruby, CyberRoberta, which was a custom-made doll with webcam eyes that interacted with the internet.[3]

The work in a gallery provides a screen and a sign inviting gallery-goers to "Chat with Ruby."[7]

Artificial intelligence

In 2015 when Agent Ruby was exhibited at the gallery Modern Art Oxford, a review in Aesthetica Magazine described it as an artificial intelligence agent.[8] A review in New Scientist noted that "Ruby is a fast learner, but perhaps not a natural conversationalist."[9] A 2024 list of "25 Essential AI Artworks" published by ARTnews wrote that while "Agent Ruby's capabilities seem limited by today's standards," it was extensive for its day.[2]

Publications and exhibitions

Agent Ruby was commissioned and displayed at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,[3] Modern Art Oxford,[7] and the ZKM Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe, Germany.[1] The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) presented Lynn Hershman Leeson: The Agent Ruby Files, March 30 through June 2, 2013 which presented the project server's archive of user conversations over the 12 years of exhibitions.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Agent Ruby (1998–2002) | ZKM". zkm.de. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  2. ^ a b Greenberger, Alex (2024-08-20). "25 Essential AI Artworks". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  3. ^ a b c Cumming, Laura (2015-05-31). "Lynn Hershman Leeson: Origins of the Species (Part 2) review – always alert to the future". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  4. ^ "Lynn Hershman Leeson at Modern Art Oxford Oxford - Artmap.com". artmap.com. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  5. ^ Simmons, William J. (2013-01-01). "Flying with Agent Ruby: Lynn Hershman Leeson at SFMOMA, San Francisco". San Francisco Arts Quarterly.
  6. ^ "Agent Ruby - Lynn Hershman Leeson". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  7. ^ a b "Lynn Hershman Leeson's Art In The Age Of Digital Innovation". www.sleek-mag.com. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  8. ^ "Aesthetica Magazine - Review: Lynn Hershman Leeson's Origins of the Species at Modern Art Oxford". Aesthetica Magazine. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  9. ^ Kavenna, Joanna. "Artist Lynn Hershman Leeson records the advance of our robot overlords". New Scientist. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  10. ^ "Lynn Hershman Leeson: The Agent Ruby Files". SFMOMA. Retrieved 2025-07-06.

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