Cyber Maze (2025) is an audiovisual work that explores AI-human co-creation, questioning the blurred boundaries between human creativity and machine intelligence. Through a dynamic interplay of human emotional expression and machine-generated sound materials, the piece investigates themes of authorship, agency, and the evolving role of artificial intelligence in artistic creation. By integrating generative AI as a compositional collaborator, Cyber Maze frames a labyrinthine journey through the digitally entangled relationship between humans and technology.
The creative process began with my improvised singing and vocal recordings, set to lyrics co-written by both human and AI. These recordings were then processed and transformed by AI models, generating new sonic materials that were recursively manipulated and reinterpreted, and reconstructed. Techniques such as texture manipulation, non-linear granular synthesis, and stochastic harmonization shape the shifting soundscape, where human vocality collides with algorithmic unpredictability. Additionally, audio-reactive visuals extend the thematic exploration by translating spectral and rhythmic elements of the composition into evolving visual elements, embodying the tension between organic expression and synthetic precision.
Cyber Maze serves as both an artistic inquiry and a conceptual reflection on contemporary AI integration in the arts. The "maze" functions as both metaphor and experiential framework, reflecting the struggle to define AI’s role in cultural production. By transforming the human voice—a fundamental marker of identity—into AI-distorted echoes, the piece materializes tensions between authorship, erasure, and commodification. Yet, rather than positioning AI as an adversary, Cyber Maze suggests a fragile yet productive symbiosis between human creativity and machine intelligence. By embracing AI as both a tool and collaborator, the work presents a critical and artistic interrogation of the shifting boundaries of creativity in the digital age.
