i dropped the metal ball on the glass table and it broke. what is it?

Fernando Obieta (CH), Cynthia Schemidt (CH)

2023–2027 University of Arts Linz: Doctor of Philosophy
2018–2021 Zurich University of the Arts: Master of Arts in Transdisciplinary Studies in the Arts
2015–2018 Zurich University of the Arts: Bachelor of Arts in Design with a Specialisation in Interaction Design
2012–2015 Centre of Further Education St. Gallen: Computer Science TS/HF with a Specialisation in Mediatechnologies
2007–2010 WSKV Winterthur: Bookseller EFZ

This photo series questions automated gender categorisation and the illusion of machine neutrality by showing the limitations of machine learning. Unlike humans, machines don’t think; they recognise patterns, but lack real comprehension. Meaning is shaped by humans whose biases influence the output of a system and their interpretation. Categories are created by humans to interpret the portrayed androgynous-appearing person or to answer the question posed in the title of the work.

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