Summary
Diffusion TV is an interactive AI art installation by Sihwa Park that gives audiences a tangible, embodied experience of diffusion models through a modified CRT television. By physically manipulating the TV's antenna, viewers control the clarity of AI-generated images and sounds, metaphorically enacting the denoising process that underlies diffusion-based generation. A tuning knob lets participants switch between three channels featuring AI-generated animals from the Past (extinct species), Present (endangered species), and Future (speculative creatures), situating the interaction within a temporal and ecological narrative. Through continuous audiovisual feedback and physical interaction, the installation foregrounds the generative process over final outputs, allowing audiences to explore intermediate states of AI generation. The work is available on arXiv (2609.05404) in the machine learning domain.
Overview
Diffusion TV is an interactive AI art installation by Sihwa Park that offers a tangible and embodied experience of diffusion models through a modified CRT TV. The paper is available on arXiv: 2609.05404.
Key Ideas
- Physical denoising metaphor: By physically manipulating the TV's antenna, audiences control the clarity of AI-generated images and sounds, metaphorically enacting the denoising process that underlies diffusion-based generation.
- Temporal and ecological narrative: Using the tuning knob, participants switch between three channels featuring AI-generated animals from the:
- Past — extinct species
- Present — endangered species
- Future — speculative creatures
- Process over output: Through continuous audiovisual feedback and physical interaction, Diffusion TV foregrounds the generative process over final outputs, allowing audiences to explore intermediate states as expressions of generative AI.
Links
- Paper: <https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.05404>
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