Program Note

read, shred, repeat. (2026) targets cognitive decline in humanity from the use of artificial intelligence. What does this reality render us who have become reliant on technology for basic tasks? Artificial intelligence is weakening human brain functions. What are the problem solving capabilities of future generations should we never change this fate?

Artificial intelligence is a printer and humanity the performer. The performer inserts paper into the printer just as basic human functions are patterned by A.I. . Entrainment generates musical material to play, as refinements in artificial intelligence increase with sustained human interaction. The ending suggests a future surpassed by or devoid of this technology, with an imposed quiet reflection on what we will have become.