m ss ng p eces founder and managing partner Ari Kuschnir’s latest AI Experiment at TED

Are we ready for aliens on Earth? That is the question posed to Ari when he was commissioned by master curator and friend Jonathan Wells to create an original AI experiment for this year's TED Conference in Vancouver.

In response, Ari created a mirror-like alien presence designed to reflect the world back to humans. Using humor to capture the current zeitgeist, Ari envisioned what would occur if an alien were to land on Earth right now. The resulting film explores how humans would react, considering the state of the world, the politicians in power, the culture wars, and current narratives.

This was made using Google DeepMind, Veo 2, and Kling AI. The sound was done with ElevenLabs, and the song is Urban Spaceman by Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. Special thanks to Andrew Charles Kahn.