About

Ancestral Archives is a multi-medium research project at the intersection of art, technology, and Black radical thought, attempting to answer the question;

What would happen if the words of Black thought leaders were the only reference point for A.I. to understand and learn from?

We build AI-powered conversational models based on the works of radical Black thought leaders and counterculture, with the intention of embedding African traditional cosmologies into Black technoculture. We create experiences for BIPOC to engage with technologies created FUBU, and to contemplate alternative ways of being in relationship to AI.

As we archive Black radical thought through emerging technology, we understand that our diasporic artifacts and foundational liberatory works need to be preserved and protected. Our goal is to recontextualize the relationship Black people have with emerging technology; instead of one of contention and exclusion, this project demonstrates how technology can be used to create new iterations of A.I. that belong uniquely to us, and are informed by our ancestors the way we are informed by our ancestors.

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